Nonstop flight route between Deming, New Mexico, United States and Galle, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN), Deming, New Mexico, United States and Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,741 miles (or 15,677 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield 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: | DMN / KDMN |
Airport Name: | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield |
Location: | Deming, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°15'43"N by 107°43'14"W |
Area Served: | Deming, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | City of Deming |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4314 feet (1,315 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DMN |
More Information: | DMN 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 Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN):
- The furthest airport from Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,412 miles (18,365 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) is Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) S of DMN.
- Because of Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield's high elevation of 4,314 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DMN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DMN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- 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.
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- 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.
- After the Japanese occupied the Malay Peninsula in 1942, the QEA/Imperial Airways flight from London to Sydney lost Singapore, its refueling point between Calcutta and Perth, Western Australia.
- Meanwhile, the tarmac surface of the land runway was developed.
- In addition to being known as "Koggala Airport", another name for KCT is "කොග්ගල ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.