Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Perugia, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG), Perugia, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,760 miles (or 7,661 kilometers).
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Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEG / LIRZ |
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Location: | Perugia, Italy |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°5'44"N by 12°30'47"E |
Area Served: | Perugia, Umbria, Italy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 693 feet (211 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEG |
More Information: | PEG Maps & Info |
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- The airport is much closer to the Colombo city center compared to the larger Bandaranaike International Airport which is 32 km north of the city.
- 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.
- On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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".
- Ratmalana airport at one time had the country's main air terminal, with the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and Lockheed Constellation aeroplanes of Air Ceylon flying out of it.
- In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts from Ratmalana to London.
Facts about Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG):
- The closest airport to Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Falconara Airport (AOI), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) NE of PEG.
- Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport handled 201,926 passengers last year.
- It was expanded in 2011, with the addition of new terminal facilities designed by the Italian architect Gae Aulenti and part-funded by a government grant awarded to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.
- Because of Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria 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.
- The furthest airport from Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,984 miles (19,287 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport", another name for PEG is "Aeroporto Internazionale dell'Umbria – Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi".
- Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria International Airport (PEG) currently has only 1 runway.