Nonstop flight route between Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR), Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,156 miles (or 13,126 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 Little Grand Rapids 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 Little Grand Rapids 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: | ZGR / CZGR |
Airport Name: | Little Grand Rapids Airport |
Location: | Little Grand Rapids, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°2'42"N by 95°27'57"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1008 feet (307 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZGR |
More Information: | ZGR 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 Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR):
- Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR) is Poplar Hill Airport (YHP), which is located 52 miles (83 kilometers) E of ZGR.
- The furthest airport from Little Grand Rapids Airport (ZGR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,474 miles (16,855 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- 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".
- 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.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.