Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR), Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,920 miles (or 14,356 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 Lorain County Regional 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 Lorain County Regional 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: | LPR / KLPR |
Airport Name: | Lorain County Regional Airport |
Location: | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°20'39"N by 82°10'39"W |
Area Served: | Lorain / Elyria, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | Lorain County Board of Commissioners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 793 feet (242 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPR |
More Information: | LPR Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- There are currently 2 terminals at the airport.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
- 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.
- In 1934 the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site.
- 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 (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts from Ratmalana to London.
Facts about Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR):
- The closest airport to Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) is Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of LPR.
- Because of Lorain County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 793 feet, planes can take off or land at Lorain County Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,364 miles (18,289 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lorain County Regional Airport (LPR) currently has only 1 runway.