Nonstop flight route between Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia and Weerawila, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia and Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,573 miles (or 7,359 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 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport and Weerawila 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 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport and Weerawila Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UUS / UHSS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Island, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'12"N by 142°43'18"E | 
| Area Served: | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | 
| Operator/Owner: | FSUE "Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport" | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UUS | 
| More Information: | UUS Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRZ / VCCW | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°15'15"N by 81°14'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Hambantota | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WRZ | 
| More Information: | WRZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS):
- Because of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 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.
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is located 11,459 miles (18,442 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.
- The closest airport to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport (UUS) is Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) SSW of UUS.
- In addition to being known as "Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Airport", another name for UUS is "Аэропорт Южно-Сахалинск".
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The furthest airport from Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,727 miles (18,872 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Because of Weerawila Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Weerawila 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.
- Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.




