Nonstop flight route between Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,372 miles (or 15,083 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport and Koggala 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 Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport and Koggala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNQ / SARC |
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Location: | Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'57"S by 58°45'30"W |
Area Served: | Corrientes, Corrientes Province, Argentina |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public and Military |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNQ |
More Information: | CNQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
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Location: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from KCT |
More Information: | KCT Maps & Info |
Facts about Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ):
- The furthest airport from Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (meaning Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,397 miles (19,951 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- The closest airport to Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) is Resistencia International Airport (RES), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) W of CNQ.
- Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is also known as Aeropuerto de "Cambá Punta".
- In addition to being known as "Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport", another name for CNQ is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Corrientes – Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro".
- Because of Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro 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.
- Between April and July 2014, Corrientes Airport will be closed because of works at Runway 02/20.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Because of Koggala Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Koggala 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 Government of Sri Lanka expects to upgrade the Koggala airport to international standards as an alternative airport to the BIA.
- The closest airport to Koggala Airport (KCT) is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) ENE of KCT.
- The furthest airport from Koggala Airport (KCT) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,683 miles (18,802 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- QEA and Imperial Airways flew Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats from Koggala lake to the Swan River at Perth, on what was at the time the world's longest non-stop air route.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".