Nonstop flight route between Victoria, Texas, United States and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(28°51'8"N by 96°55'6"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°32'22"N by 81°10'54"E)
Distance from VCT to TRR:
9,850.16 miles (15,852.25 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), Victoria, Texas, United States and China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,850 miles (or 15,852 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 Victoria Regional Airport and China Bay 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 Victoria Regional Airport and China Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VCT / KVCT |
| Airport Name: | Victoria Regional Airport |
| Location: | Victoria, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°51'8"N by 96°55'6"W |
| Area Served: | Victoria, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Victoria |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCT |
| More Information: | VCT Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Victoria Regional Airport (VCT):
- Because of Victoria Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Victoria Regional 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.
- The closest airport to Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) ESE of VCT.
- During the 1960s, the Victoria County Airport had regularly-scheduled passenger service via DC-3 aircraft of Trans-Texas Airways.
- The furthest airport from Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,048 miles (17,780 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) has 4 runways.
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- China Bay Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- 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 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.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.35 miles (66.54 km) ESE | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 53.49 miles (86.09 km) S | Aransas County Airport (RKP) | Rockport, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 53.87 miles (86.70 km) ENE | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 64.37 miles (103.59 km) E | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 82.74 miles (133.16 km) SSW | Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) SSW | Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP) | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 89.79 miles (144.50 km) ENE | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 92.83 miles (149.39 km) NE | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 9 | 94.44 miles (151.99 km) WNW | Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) | Universal City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 99.53 miles (160.17 km) WNW | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 100.20 miles (161.26 km) NE | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 100.43 miles (161.63 km) NE | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 102.20 miles (164.48 km) SW | Alice International Airport (ALI) | Alice, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 103.14 miles (165.98 km) NNW | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | Austin, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 104.63 miles (168.39 km) WNW | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,047.88 miles (17,779.79 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,984.64 miles (17,678.02 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,743.29 miles (17,289.60 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,634.63 miles (17,114.74 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 5 | 10,628.47 miles (17,104.82 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 6 | 10,559.68 miles (16,994.11 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,543.28 miles (16,967.72 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,536.74 miles (16,957.20 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,528.16 miles (16,943.38 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,524.02 miles (16,936.73 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,519.22 miles (16,928.99 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,507.21 miles (16,909.67 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,499.86 miles (16,897.85 km) SW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,498.07 miles (16,894.96 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,491.55 miles (16,884.47 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.07 miles (87.01 km) WSW | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 66.87 miles (107.62 km) SSE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 88.42 miles (142.30 km) SSE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 115.08 miles (185.20 km) NW | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.25 miles (208.00 km) SW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 148.17 miles (238.45 km) SW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 155.56 miles (250.34 km) S | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 157.95 miles (254.19 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) SSW | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 228.04 miles (366.99 km) NW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 11 | 229.09 miles (368.68 km) WNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 254.37 miles (409.37 km) NNW | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 13 | 291.25 miles (468.72 km) W | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 308.42 miles (496.36 km) NW | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 15 | 314.64 miles (506.36 km) NNW | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,625.29 miles (18,709.05 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,613.01 miles (18,689.28 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,200.77 miles (18,025.84 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,167.34 miles (17,972.05 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,135.22 miles (17,920.35 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,130.96 miles (17,913.51 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,124.44 miles (17,903.01 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,109.63 miles (17,879.17 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,095.47 miles (17,856.38 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,089.07 miles (17,846.09 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,082.94 miles (17,836.22 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,072.40 miles (17,819.26 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,065.25 miles (17,807.76 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,062.34 miles (17,803.06 km) WSW | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 11,050.81 miles (17,784.52 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |