Nonstop flight route between Toulon, France and Hambantota, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN), Toulon, France and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), Hambantota, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,165 miles (or 8,312 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 Toulon–Hyères Airport and Mattala Rajapaksa International 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 Toulon–Hyères Airport and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN):

• The furthest airport from Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulon–Hyères Airport (meaning Toulon–Hyères Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,297 miles (19,790 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Toulon–Hyères Airport", another name for TLN is "Aéroport de Toulon – Hyères".
• Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) has 2 runways.
• Because of Toulon–Hyères Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulon–Hyères 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 closest airport to Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) is La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) ENE of TLN.

Facts about Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI):

• The Runway dimensions are 3500m * 60m with 7.5m paved shoulders either side and 260m Runway safety area on both runway ends.
• In addition to being known as "Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport", another name for HRI is "මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළமத்தல ராஜபக்ஷ பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
• Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,719 miles (18,860 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Construction of phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
• Phase one began on 27 November 2009 at Mattala.
• A new aerodrome designed to meet the ICAO specification for code 4F is to be built.
• Because of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Mattala Rajapaksa International 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 closest airport to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of HRI.