Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Khabarovsk, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV), Khabarovsk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,311 miles (or 6,938 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 large distance between Ratmalana Airport and Khabarovsk Novy Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ratmalana Airport and Khabarovsk Novy Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | KHV / UHHH |
| Airport Name: | Khabarovsk Novy Airport |
| Location: | Khabarovsk, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°31'41"N by 135°11'17"E |
| Area Served: | Khabarovsk |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of the Khabarovsky Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 244 feet (74 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KHV |
| More Information: | KHV Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts from Ratmalana to London.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV):
- Because of Khabarovsk Novy Airport's relatively low elevation of 244 feet, planes can take off or land at Khabarovsk Novy 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.
- Khabarovsk Novy Airport handled 2,089,000 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) is Komsomolsk-na-Amur Khurba (KXK), which is located 152 miles (244 kilometers) NNE of KHV.
- Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,823 miles (19,028 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
