Nonstop flight route between Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL), Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,401 miles (or 15,130 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 Shawnee 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 China Bay Airport and Shawnee 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: | TRR / VCCT | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | SNL / KSNL | 
| Airport Name: | Shawnee Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°21'25"N by 96°56'34"W | 
| Area Served: | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Shawnee | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1073 feet (327 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SNL | 
| More Information: | SNL Maps & Info | 
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- During the 1920s the British built an airfield in China Bay in eastern Ceylon.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- After independence, the British maintained two military airfields in Ceylon, the Royal Air Force station at RAF Katunayake and the naval base in Trincomalee, and camps at Diyatalawa.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL):
- In 2011 the airport opened a new terminal building.
- Shawnee Regional Airport is a city owned airport two miles northwest of Shawnee, in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
- The furthest airport from Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,825 miles (17,421 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a general aviation facility.
- The closest airport to Shawnee Regional Airport (SNL) is Tinker Air Force Base (TIK), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) W of SNL.




