Nonstop flight route between Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Nuremberg, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Nuremberg Airport (NUE), Nuremberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,004 miles (or 8,053 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 Weerawila Airport and Nuremberg 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 Weerawila Airport and Nuremberg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):

• In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
• Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
• 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.

Facts about Nuremberg Airport (NUE):

• In 1987, Cargo Center Nuremberg was put into operation.
• The new control tower commenced operations in 1999 and the metro station was opened as well.
• In 2005, Nuremberg Airport celebrated its 50th anniversary with 45,000 visitors.
• Nuremberg Airport was the first newly constructed airport in Germany after World War II.
• Nuremberg Airport also serves as a center for the air rescue services Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V and HDM Flugservice who are operating a rescue helicopter and an intensive care helicopter, respectively.
• Nuremberg Airport (NUE) currently has only 1 runway.
• Due to the positive trend, Cargo Center II was built in 2003.
• The extension of departure hall 2 was inaugurated on 30 April 1992 and was originally dimensioned for 2.8 million passengers per year.
• Since July 2009, the runway is being refurbished gradually in several phases.
• In addition to being known as "Nuremberg Airport", another name for NUE is "Flughafen Nürnberg".
• The closest airport to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Bindlacher Berg Airport (BYU), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) NE of NUE.
• The furthest airport from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,906 miles (19,161 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.