Nonstop flight route between Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,096 miles (or 6,593 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 Ayers Rock 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 Ayers Rock Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYQ / YAYE |
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Location: | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°11'9"S by 130°58'32"E |
Operator/Owner: | Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AYQ |
More Information: | AYQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
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Location: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMB |
More Information: | CMB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ):
- Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ayers Rock Airport", other names for AYQ include "Connellan Airport" and "Ayers Rock/Connellan Airport".
- The largest aircraft that Ayers Rock Airport caters for is Boeing 737-800s operated by Virgin Australia.
- Ayers Rock Airport handled 309,089 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,463 miles (18,448 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- The closest airport to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) is Alice Springs Airport (ASP), which is located 207 miles (333 kilometers) ENE of AYQ.
- The main users of the airport are light aircraft – either charter, scenic flights or private owned aircraft.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- Bandaranaike International Airport is equipped with 6 double jetway gates in preparation for airlines introducing Airbus A380 service.
- 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.
- Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake, Sri Lanka, is 30 kilometers north of the island nation's capital of Colombo.
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- The airport is undergoing resurfacing of its 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.
- The airport began as a Royal Air Force airfield in 1944 during the Second World War, RAF Station Negombo
- Airport expansion projects have recently been undertaken at the airport under the Stage 1, Phase II Expansion Project.