Nonstop flight route between Siirt, Turkey and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Siirt Airport (SXZ), Siirt, Turkey and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,269 miles (or 5,261 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 Siirt Airport and Koggala 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 Siirt Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXZ / LTCL |
Airport Name: | Siirt Airport |
Location: | Siirt, Turkey |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°58'41"N by 41°50'21"E |
Area Served: | Siirt |
Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Authority) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXZ |
More Information: | SXZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
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Location: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KCT |
More Information: | KCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Siirt Airport (SXZ):
- The furthest airport from Siirt Airport (SXZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,390 miles (18,330 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Siirt Airport (SXZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Siirt Airport (SXZ) is Batman Airport (BAL), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of SXZ.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The furthest airport from Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- Because of Koggala Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Koggala 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.