Nonstop flight route between Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Trieste, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS), Trieste, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,844 miles (or 7,795 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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: | TRS / LIPQ |
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Location: | Trieste, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'39"N by 13°28'19"E |
Area Served: | Trieste |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroporto FVG Spa plc |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 39 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRS |
More Information: | TRS Maps & Info |
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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 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.
- 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.
Facts about Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS):
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,931 miles (19,201 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport's relatively low elevation of 39 feet, planes can take off or land at Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia 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 "Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport", other names for TRS include "Friuli Venezia Giulia "Pietro Savorgnan di Brazzà" Airport", "Aeroporto di Trieste–Friuli Venezia Giulia" and "Ronchi dei Legionari Airport".
- The closest airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) is Portorož Airport (POW), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of TRS.
- The first official documents citing the airfield of Ronchi dei Legionari date back to 30 November 1935, when the 4th Fighter Wing of the Royal Italian Air Force was based here.
- Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport handled 853,285 passengers last year.