Nonstop flight route between North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Colombo, Sri Lanka:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between North Bay Airport (YYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,524 miles (or 13,718 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 North Bay Airport and Bandaranaike International 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 North Bay Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about North Bay Airport (YYB):

• The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.
• The closest airport to North Bay Airport (YYB) is Sudbury Airport (YSB), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of YYB.
• The furthest airport from North Bay Airport (YYB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,289 miles (18,168 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• North Bay Airport (YYB) has 3 runways.
• North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles north-northeast of the city.
• The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.
• The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.
• In addition to being known as "North Bay Airport", another name for YYB is "North Bay/Jack Garland Airport".

Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):

• The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
• As part of the airport development program, a passenger train service was launched between the Airport and Colombo Secretariat Station, in June 2010.
• The airport began as a Royal Air Force airfield in 1944 during the Second World War, RAF Station Negombo
• In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
• Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• Under the Development Project Phase II Stage 2, a second passenger terminal and required utility for second terminal will be constructed.
• Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
• Because of Bandaranaike International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandaranaike International 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 airport is undergoing resurfacing of its runway.