Nonstop flight route between Venice, Italy and Ratmalana, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), Venice, Italy and Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,800 miles (or 7,725 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport and Ratmalana 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 Venice Marco Polo Airport and Ratmalana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE):

• Because of Venice Marco Polo Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Venice Marco Polo 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.
• Venice Marco Polo Airport handled 8,403,790 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,989 miles (19,294 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• A modern terminal was opened in 2002, but it is already at full capacity.
• The closest airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) is Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NW of VCE.
• Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) has 2 runways.
• The airport is connected to the nearby railway station of Venice Mestre and to the bus terminal of Piazzale Roma in Venice by scheduled bus services.
• In addition to being known as "Venice Marco Polo Airport", other names for VCE include "Aeroporto di Venezia Marco Polo" and "Aeroporto di Venezia-Tessera".

Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):

• In 1964, the government decided to build the new Bandaranaike International Airport north of the city, to replace Ratmalana.
• The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
• The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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.
• On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
• In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
• Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are currently 2 terminals at the airport.