Nonstop flight route between Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Samsun, Turkey:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF), Samsun, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,536 miles (or 5,691 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 Samsun-Çarşamba 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 Samsun-Çarşamba 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: | SZF / LTFH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Samsun, Turkey | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'56"N by 36°32'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Samsun, Turkey | 
| Operator/Owner: | DHMİ (State Airports Administration) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SZF | 
| More Information: | SZF Maps & Info | 
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
- 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.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
Facts about Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF):
- Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air traffic controllers at the tower also control the nearby coastguard helicopters.
- The closest airport to Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Amasya Merzifon Airport (MZH), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) WSW of SZF.
- In addition to being known as "Samsun-Çarşamba Airport", another name for SZF is "Samsun-Çarşamba Havalimanı".
- The furthest airport from Samsun-Çarşamba Airport (SZF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,086 miles (17,841 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.




