Nonstop flight route between Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Jingzhou, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Shashi Airport (SHS), Jingzhou, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,612 miles (or 4,203 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 Shashi 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 Shashi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WRZ / VCCW |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHS / ZHSS |
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Location: | Jingzhou, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°19'19"N by 112°16'45"E |
Area Served: | Jingzhou, Hubei, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SHS |
More Information: | SHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
Facts about Shashi Airport (SHS):
- The closest airport to Shashi Airport (SHS) is Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SHS.
- In addition to being known as "Shashi Airport", other names for SHS include "沙市机场" and "Shāshì Jīchǎng".
- Because of Shashi Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Shashi 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 furthest airport from Shashi Airport (SHS) is Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ), which is nearly antipodal to Shashi Airport (meaning Shashi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in La Rioja, Argentina.
- Shashi Airport (SHS) currently has only 1 runway.