Nonstop flight route between Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,125 miles (or 14,686 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 China Bay Airport and Lauro Kurtz 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 China Bay Airport and Lauro Kurtz Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRR / VCCT |
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Location: | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'22"N by 81°10'54"E |
Area Served: | Trincomalee |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRR |
More Information: | TRR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PFB / SBPF |
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Location: | Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°14'43"S by 52°19'42"W |
Area Served: | Passo Fundo |
Operator/Owner: | DAP |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2376 feet (724 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PFB |
More Information: | PFB Maps & Info |
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- A number of RAF squadrons and other units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- Originally built by the British during their Empire colonial times, it was transferred to the Royal Ceylonese Air Force which later became the Sri Lanka Air Force.
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- Because of China Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at China Bay 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.
- During the 1920s the British built an airfield in China Bay in eastern Ceylon.
- The furthest airport from China Bay Airport (TRR) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
Facts about Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB):
- Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was renovated in 2007.
- The furthest airport from Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Iejima Airport (IEJ), which is nearly antipodal to Lauro Kurtz Airport (meaning Lauro Kurtz Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Iejima Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Iejima, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Lauro Kurtz Airport", another name for PFB is "Aeroporto Lauro Kurtz".
- It is operated by DAP.
- The closest airport to Lauro Kurtz Airport (PFB) is Erechim Airport (ERM), which is located 41 miles (65 kilometers) N of PFB.
- The airport is located 8 km from downtown Passo Fundo.