Nonstop flight route between Jackson, Minnesota, United States and Ratmalana, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ), Jackson, Minnesota, United States and Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,935 miles (or 14,379 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 Jackson Municipal Airport and Ratmalana 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 Jackson Municipal Airport and Ratmalana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJQ / KMJQ |
Airport Name: | Jackson Municipal Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'59"N by 94°59'12"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1446 feet (441 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJQ |
More Information: | MJQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC |
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Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RML |
More Information: | RML Maps & Info |
Facts about Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ):
- Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,695 miles (17,212 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Jackson Municipal Airport (MJQ) is Fairmont Municipal Airport (FRM), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) E of MJQ.
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana 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 furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- In 2012, plans were drawn to relaunch Ratmalana as an international airport, to act as a secondary airport for the city.
- In 1964, the government decided to build the new Bandaranaike International Airport north of the city, to replace Ratmalana.
- Ratmalana Airport, is one of the two international airports serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, the other being Bandaranaike International Airport.