Nonstop flight route between Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and Ratmalana, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moosonee Airport (YMO), Moosonee, Ontario, Canada and Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,257 miles (or 13,289 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 Moosonee Airport and Ratmalana 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 Moosonee Airport and Ratmalana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMO / CYMO |
| Airport Name: | Moosonee Airport |
| Location: | Moosonee, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°17'30"N by 80°36'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The Corporation of the Town of Moosonee |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMO |
| More Information: | YMO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC |
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| Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
| Area Served: | Colombo |
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RML |
| More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Facts about Moosonee Airport (YMO):
- The closest airport to Moosonee Airport (YMO) is Fort Albany Airport (YFA), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) NW of YMO.
- Because of Moosonee Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Moosonee 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.
- Moosonee Airport (YMO) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Moosonee Airport (YMO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Ratmalana airport was declared open for small international commercial flights.
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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 "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the Second World War it was used as a Royal Air Force base, with No 30 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes from there against Japanese Navy aircraft.
