Nonstop flight route between Dayton, Ohio, United States and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY), Dayton, Ohio, United States and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,879 miles (or 14,290 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 Dayton–Wright Brothers 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 Dayton–Wright Brothers 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: | MGY / KMGY |
Airport Name: | Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport |
Location: | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°35'20"N by 84°13'29"W |
Area Served: | Dayton, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Dayton |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 957 feet (292 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGY |
More Information: | MGY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAF / VCCJ |
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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 Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY):
- Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport is a public airport located 10 miles south of the central business district of Dayton, a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.
- Because of Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport's relatively low elevation of 957 feet, planes can take off or land at Dayton–Wright Brothers 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 Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,301 miles (18,187 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) is Middletown Regional Airport (MWO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) WSW of MGY.
- Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.