Nonstop flight route between Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Resistencia International Airport (RES), Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,514 miles (or 15,312 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 Resistencia International 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 Resistencia International 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: | RES / SARE |
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Location: | Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°26'58"S by 59°3'21"W |
Area Served: | Resistencia, Chaco |
Operator/Owner: | Government and Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RES |
More Information: | RES 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 Resistencia International Airport (RES):
- Resistencia International Airport (RES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Wenzhou Longwan International Airport (WNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Resistencia International Airport (meaning Resistencia International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Wenzhou Longwan International Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,963 kilometers) away in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Because of Resistencia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Resistencia 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 addition to being known as "Resistencia International Airport", another name for RES is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Resistencia".
- The closest airport to Resistencia International Airport (RES) is Doctor Fernando Piragine Niveyro International Airport (CNQ), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) E of RES.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- 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.