Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR), Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,132 miles (or 1,821 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Ratmalana Airport and Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC |
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| Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
| Area Served: | Colombo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RML |
| More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IDR / VAID |
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| Location: | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°43'18"N by 75°48'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1850 feet (564 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IDR |
| More Information: | IDR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Ratmalana airport at one time had the country's main air terminal, with the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and Lockheed Constellation aeroplanes of Air Ceylon flying out of it.
- The airport is much closer to the Colombo city center compared to the larger Bandaranaike International Airport which is 32 km north of the city.
- There are currently 2 terminals at the airport.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts from Ratmalana to London.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR):
- The furthest airport from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,988 miles (19,293 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport", another name for IDR is "देवी अहिल्याबाई होळकर हवाई अड्डे".
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Indore's new expandable integrated terminal building was inaugurated on February 14, 2012.
- Old Front Porch at Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport.
- The closest airport to Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport (IDR) is Raja Bhoj Domestic Airport (BHO), which is located 105 miles (169 kilometers) ENE of IDR.
- The Cargo terminal of Indore Airport has been linked as a satellite Air-cargo Complex to CSIA, Mumbai and IGIA, New Delhi in Custom bonded Closed Body Trucks.
- Since 2008, seasonal Hajj charters have begun operating from Indore.
