Nonstop flight route between Maryborough, Queensland, Australia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(25°30'47"S by 152°42'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from MBH to JAF:
5,453.46 miles (8,776.47 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maryborough Airport (MBH), Maryborough, Queensland, Australia and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,453 miles (or 8,776 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 Maryborough Airport and Jaffna 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 Maryborough Airport and Jaffna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MBH / YMYB |
| Airport Name: | Maryborough Airport |
| Location: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°30'47"S by 152°42'54"E |
| Area Served: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Fraser Coast Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 38 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MBH |
| More Information: | MBH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAF / VCCJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E |
| Area Served: | Jaffna |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 33 feet (10 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JAF |
| More Information: | JAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Maryborough Airport (MBH):
- Because of Maryborough Airport's relatively low elevation of 38 feet, planes can take off or land at Maryborough 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 Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Hervey Bay Airport (HVB), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) NE of MBH.
- Maryborough Airport (MBH) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Maryborough Airport (MBH) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,846 miles (19,064 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jaffna Airport's relatively low elevation of 33 feet, planes can take off or land at Jaffna 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 Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.94 miles (27.26 km) NE | Hervey Bay Airport (HVB) | Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia |     |
| 2 | 48.86 miles (78.63 km) NNW | Bundaberg Airport (BDB) | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia | |
| 3 | 53.21 miles (85.63 km) S | Gympie Airport (GYP) | Gympie, Queensland, Australia | |
| 4 | 68.56 miles (110.34 km) W | Gayndah Airport (GAH) | Gayndah, Queensland, Australia | |
| 5 | 78.86 miles (126.91 km) SSE | Sunshine-Coast-Airport (MCY) | Marcoola, Queensland, Australia | |
| 6 | 91.49 miles (147.24 km) SW | Kingaroy Airport (KGY) | Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia | |
| 7 | 92.24 miles (148.45 km) SSE | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 8 | 131.59 miles (211.78 km) S | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 9 | 147.21 miles (236.91 km) NW | Gladstone Airport (GLT) | Gladstone, Queensland, Australia | |
| 10 | 156.43 miles (251.75 km) SW | Chincilla Airport (CCL) | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 175.62 miles (282.64 km) W | Taroom Airport (XTO) | Taroom, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 181.72 miles (292.45 km) WSW | Miles Airport (WLE) | Miles, Queensland, Australia | |
| 13 | 189.57 miles (305.09 km) SSE | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 203.81 miles (328.00 km) NW | Rockhampton Airport (ROK) | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 227.50 miles (366.12 km) SSW | Stanthorpe Airport (SNH) | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,845.55 miles (19,063.52 km) NNW | Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO) | Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde | |
| 2 | 11,820.16 miles (19,022.65 km) NNW | Cesária Évora International Airport (VXE) | São Vicente, Cape Verde | |
| 3 | 11,812.55 miles (19,010.41 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 11,791.96 miles (18,977.27 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 11,790.54 miles (18,974.99 km) NNW | Preguiça Airport (SNE) | São Nicolau, Cape Verde | |
| 6 | 11,769.61 miles (18,941.30 km) NNW | Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID) | Sal Island, Cape Verde | |
| 7 | 11,753.55 miles (18,915.45 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 11,732.87 miles (18,882.18 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 9 | 11,729.71 miles (18,877.10 km) NNW | Aristides Pereira International Airport (BVC) | Boa Vista, Cape Verde | |
| 10 | 11,713.20 miles (18,850.53 km) W | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 11 | 11,713.17 miles (18,850.48 km) WNW | Nouadhibou International Airport (NDB) | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 11,712.55 miles (18,849.48 km) WNW | La Güera Airport (ZLG) | La Güera, Western Sahara | |
| 13 | 11,688.85 miles (18,811.33 km) NNW | Mosteiros Airport (MTI) | Mosteiros, Cape Verde | |
| 14 | 11,684.09 miles (18,803.67 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,680.22 miles (18,797.44 km) NNW | São Filipe Airport (SFL) | Fogo, Cape Verde | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 105.87 miles (170.39 km) SSE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | 114.33 miles (184.00 km) NW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 3 | 115.08 miles (185.20 km) SE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 4 | 134.88 miles (217.06 km) W | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 5 | 151.19 miles (243.31 km) N | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 6 | 180.87 miles (291.08 km) S | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 181.22 miles (291.64 km) SE | Batticaloa Airport (BTC) | Batticaloa, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 193.46 miles (311.34 km) NW | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 9 | 200.14 miles (322.10 km) SSE | Ampara Airport (ADP) | Ampara, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 205.62 miles (330.90 km) S | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | 220.49 miles (354.84 km) N | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| 12 | 222.77 miles (358.51 km) WNW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 13 | 233.17 miles (375.25 km) WSW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 14 | 251.58 miles (404.89 km) W | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 15 | 252.56 miles (406.46 km) SSE | Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI) | Hambantota, Sri Lanka | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,510.73 miles (18,524.68 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,499.34 miles (18,506.34 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,107.32 miles (17,875.45 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,086.40 miles (17,841.78 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,076.74 miles (17,826.24 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,047.12 miles (17,778.58 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,034.63 miles (17,758.47 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 11,028.42 miles (17,748.48 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 9 | 11,016.72 miles (17,729.64 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 11,010.99 miles (17,720.42 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,999.48 miles (17,701.91 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,979.52 miles (17,669.79 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,977.51 miles (17,666.55 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,971.59 miles (17,657.02 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |
| 15 | 10,969.42 miles (17,653.53 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |