Nonstop flight route between Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada and Trincomalee, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Blue River Airport (YCP), Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada and China Bay Airport (TRR), Trincomalee, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,073 miles (or 12,992 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 Blue River Airport and China Bay 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 Blue River Airport and China Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCP / CYCP |
Airport Name: | Blue River Airport |
Location: | Blue River (Co-op Point), British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°7'28"N by 119°17'34"W |
Operator/Owner: | Cariboo Helicopter Skiing (Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing) |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 2265 feet (690 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCP |
More Information: | YCP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRR / VCCT |
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Location: | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°32'22"N by 81°10'54"E |
Area Served: | Trincomalee |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRR |
More Information: | TRR Maps & Info |
Facts about Blue River Airport (YCP):
- The furthest airport from Blue River Airport (YCP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,431 miles (16,787 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Blue River Airport (YCP) is Jasper Airport (YJA), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) NE of YCP.
- Blue River Airport (YCP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about China Bay Airport (TRR):
- After independence, the British maintained two military airfields in Ceylon, the Royal Air Force station at RAF Katunayake and the naval base in Trincomalee, and camps at Diyatalawa.
- In addition to being known as "China Bay Airport", another name for TRR is "சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம்චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to China Bay Airport (TRR) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) WSW of TRR.
- China Bay Airport (TRR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of China Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at China Bay 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.
- During the 1920s the British built an airfield in China Bay in eastern Ceylon.
- The furthest airport from China Bay Airport (TRR) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- A number of RAF squadrons and other units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war.