Nonstop flight route between Northern Quebec, Canada and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Grande-3 Airport (YAR), Northern Quebec, Canada and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,013 miles (or 12,896 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 La Grande-3 Airport and Bandaranaike International 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 La Grande-3 Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YAR / CYAD |
Airport Name: | La Grande-3 Airport |
Location: | Northern Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'18"N by 76°11'47"W |
Operator/Owner: | Hydro-Québec |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 775 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YAR |
More Information: | YAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CMB / VCBI |
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Location: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°10'51"N by 79°53'0"E |
Area Served: | Colombo |
Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CMB |
More Information: | CMB Maps & Info |
Facts about La Grande-3 Airport (YAR):
- La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of La Grande-3 Airport's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at La Grande-3 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 La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is La Grande Rivière Airport (YGL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) W of YAR.
- The furthest airport from La Grande-3 Airport (YAR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB):
- In addition to being known as "Bandaranaike International Airport", another name for CMB is "බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළபண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம்".
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,614 miles (18,691 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Airport expansion projects have recently been undertaken at the airport under the Stage 1, Phase II Expansion Project.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- Because of Bandaranaike International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bandaranaike 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.
- In 1964 Anil Moonesinghe, the Cabinet Minister of Communications, started the building of a new international airport to replace Ratmalana, with Canadian aid.
- The airport began as a Royal Air Force airfield in 1944 during the Second World War, RAF Station Negombo
- Under the Development Project Phase II Stage 2, a second passenger terminal and required utility for second terminal will be constructed.