Nonstop flight route between Bremerton, Washington, United States and Colombo, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bremerton National Airport (PWT), Bremerton, Washington, United States and Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), Colombo, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,414 miles (or 13,541 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 Bremerton National 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 Bremerton National 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: | PWT / KPWT |
Airport Name: | Bremerton National Airport |
Location: | Bremerton, Washington, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'25"N by 122°45'52"W |
Area Served: | Bremerton, Washington |
Operator/Owner: | Port of Bremerton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 444 feet (135 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PWT |
More Information: | PWT 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 Bremerton National Airport (PWT):
- Because of Bremerton National Airport's relatively low elevation of 444 feet, planes can take off or land at Bremerton National 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 Bremerton National Airport (PWT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,787 miles (17,359 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- During World War II Kitsap County Airport was used by the United States Navy as an outer landing field for NAS Seattle.
- Bremerton National Airport (PWT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bremerton National Airport (PWT) is Tacoma Narrows Airport (TIW), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) SSE of PWT.
- Bremerton National Airport is eight miles southwest of downtown Bremerton, in Kitsap County, Washington.
- BNA has a second runway which has been closed for some time.
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".
- On 9 January 2012, an Airbus A380-800 operated by Emirates flight EK 413 from Sydney landed at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- 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.
- Under the Development Project Phase II Stage 2, a second passenger terminal and required utility for second terminal will be constructed.
- Bandaranaike International Airport handled 7,328,798 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is Ratmalana Airport (RML), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of CMB.
- Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was named after former Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike, in 1970.
- 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 1957 it closed as the British left the island, and SWRD Bandaranaike removed all the British Military airfields from Ceylon, the airfield was handed over to the Royal Ceylon Air Force and renamed Katunayake.