Nonstop flight route between Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Weerawila Airport (WRZ), Weerawila, Sri Lanka and Nanisivik Airport (YSR), Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,927 miles (or 11,147 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 Nanisivik 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 Nanisivik 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | YSR / CYSR | 
| Airport Name: | Nanisivik Airport | 
| Location: | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 72°58'55"N by 84°36'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Arctic Bay, Nunavut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 2106 feet (642 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YSR | 
| More Information: | YSR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Weerawila Airport (WRZ):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Weerawila Airport", another name for WRZ is "වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to Weerawila Airport (WRZ) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of WRZ.
- Weerawila Airport (WRZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Nanisivik Airport (YSR):
- The closest airport to Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Arctic Bay Airport (YAB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of YSR.
- Nanisivik Airport (YSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Nanisivik Airport (YSR) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 9,772 miles (15,727 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- The airport was about 19 km directly southeast of Arctic Bay but the road between them is 32 km and a one way taxi fare was $40.00.




