Nonstop flight route between Galle, Sri Lanka and Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(5°59'38"N by 80°19'14"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°40'9"S by 56°46'15"W)
Distance from KCT to PIN:
9,472.52 miles (15,244.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Koggala Airport (KCT), Galle, Sri Lanka and Júlio Belém Airport (PIN), Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,473 miles (or 15,245 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 Koggala Airport and Júlio Belém 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 Koggala Airport and Júlio Belém Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KCT / VCCK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIN / SWPI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Parintins, Amazonas, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°40'9"S by 56°46'15"W |
| Area Served: | Parintins |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 85 feet (26 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIN |
| More Information: | PIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Koggala Airport (KCT):
- Koggala continued as a Sri Lanka Air Force base.
- Prior to the Second World War, the lake at Koggala was used for seaplanes.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Júlio Belém Airport (PIN):
- Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Júlio Belém Airport's relatively low elevation of 85 feet, planes can take off or land at Júlio Belém 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 was inaugurated in the 1980s as a replacement to an older facility located closer to the city center.
- The furthest airport from Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Júlio Belém Airport (meaning Júlio Belém Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,296 miles (19,789 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Júlio Belém Airport (PIN) is Maués Airport (MBZ), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) SW of PIN.
- In addition to being known as "Júlio Belém Airport", another name for PIN is "Aeroporto Júlio Belém".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) ENE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka |     |
| 2 | 64.52 miles (103.84 km) NNW | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | 65.27 miles (105.04 km) ENE | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 87.34 miles (140.56 km) NNW | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | 129.00 miles (207.61 km) NE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | 150.47 miles (242.16 km) NE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 159.60 miles (256.86 km) N | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 185.53 miles (298.58 km) NNE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 9 | 263.01 miles (423.27 km) N | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 289.62 miles (466.09 km) NW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 11 | 306.08 miles (492.59 km) NNW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 347.56 miles (559.35 km) NNW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 13 | 393.57 miles (633.38 km) NW | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 413.62 miles (665.66 km) NNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 15 | 414.07 miles (666.38 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,683.21 miles (18,802.26 km) WSW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,659.23 miles (18,763.66 km) WSW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,165.43 miles (17,968.97 km) W | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,124.89 miles (17,903.73 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,122.64 miles (17,900.11 km) W | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 6 | 11,097.52 miles (17,859.68 km) W | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,081.19 miles (17,833.40 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,074.10 miles (17,821.98 km) W | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 11,072.72 miles (17,819.77 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,069.13 miles (17,814.00 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 11,068.84 miles (17,813.53 km) W | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 11,047.27 miles (17,778.82 km) W | José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport (GYE) | Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 11,032.34 miles (17,754.79 km) W | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 11,019.04 miles (17,733.38 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,995.38 miles (17,695.31 km) W | Mariscal Lamar International Airport (CUE) | Cuenca, Ecuador | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.45 miles (129.48 km) SW | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 85.81 miles (138.10 km) NNE | Porto de Trombetas Airport (TMT) | Porto Trombetas, Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil | |
| 3 | 120.96 miles (194.66 km) SSE | Itaituba Airport (ITB) | Itaituba, Pará, Brazil | |
| 4 | 138.07 miles (222.21 km) E | Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM) | Santarém, Pará, Brazil | |
| 5 | 224.30 miles (360.97 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 227.76 miles (366.54 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 313.05 miles (503.81 km) ENE | Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil | |
| 8 | 314.38 miles (505.95 km) E | Altamira Airport (ATM) | Altamira, Pará, Brazil | |
| 9 | 408.62 miles (657.61 km) N | Tepoe Airstrip (KCB) | Kasikasima, Suriname | |
| 10 | 425.65 miles (685.02 km) NNE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| 11 | 436.31 miles (702.17 km) ENE | Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP) | Macapá, Amapá, Brazil | |
| 12 | 440.28 miles (708.56 km) WNW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 13 | 450.17 miles (724.47 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 461.23 miles (742.27 km) N | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 15 | 466.60 miles (750.91 km) NNW | Lethem Airport (LTM) | Lethem, Guyana | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,296.34 miles (19,788.99 km) WNW | Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) | Manado, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,293.97 miles (19,785.17 km) N | Jalaluddin Airport (GTO) | Gorontalo, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,271.22 miles (19,748.57 km) NE | Pogogul Airport (UOL) | Buol, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,263.43 miles (19,736.03 km) WNW | Naha Airport (NAH) | Tahuna, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,181.91 miles (19,604.84 km) WNW | Melangguane Airport (MNA) | Melangguane, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,178.70 miles (19,599.67 km) N | Syukuran Aminuddin Amir Airport (LUW) | Luwuk, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,174.39 miles (19,592.73 km) NNE | Bolaang Airport (BJG) | Bolaang, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,169.66 miles (19,585.13 km) NNW | General Santos International Airport (GES) | General Santos City, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,160.56 miles (19,570.48 km) NNW | Allah Valley Airport (AAV) | Surallah, South Cotabato, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,157.49 miles (19,565.54 km) NNE | Jolo Airport (JOL) | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,145.71 miles (19,546.58 km) NE | Sanga-Sanga Airport (TWT) | Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,132.12 miles (19,524.70 km) NNE | Zamboanga International Airport (ZAM) | Zamboanga City, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,118.92 miles (19,503.46 km) NNW | Awang Airport (CBO) | Cotabato City, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,094.49 miles (19,464.15 km) ENE | Semporna Airport (SMM) | Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 12,090.26 miles (19,457.33 km) N | Malabang Airport (MLP) | Malabang, Lanao del Sur, Philippines | |