Nonstop flight route between Anqing, Anhui, China and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(30°34'55"N by 117°3'1"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from AQG to JAF:
2,774.85 miles (4,465.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG), Anqing, Anhui, China and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,775 miles (or 4,466 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AQG / ZSAQ |
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| Location: | Anqing, Anhui, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°34'55"N by 117°3'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | HNA Group Co. |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AQG |
| More Information: | AQG 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 Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG):
- In addition to being known as "Anqing Tianzhushan Airport", other names for AQG include "安庆天柱山机场" and "Ānqìng Tiānzhùshān Jīchǎng".
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport handled 76,330 passengers last year.
- Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Ceres Airport (CRR), which is nearly antipodal to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (meaning Anqing Tianzhushan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ceres Airport), and is located 12,358 miles (19,889 kilometers) away in Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- The closest airport to Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) is Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ENE of AQG.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.37 miles (63.36 km) ENE | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China |     |
| 2 | 84.05 miles (135.26 km) N | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 3 | 86.25 miles (138.81 km) S | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 4 | 106.84 miles (171.95 km) SW | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 5 | 133.77 miles (215.29 km) NE | Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) | Nanjing, China | |
| 6 | 137.26 miles (220.90 km) SSW | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 7 | 157.32 miles (253.18 km) N | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 157.38 miles (253.28 km) SE | Quzhou Airport (JUZ) | Quzhou, Zhejiang, China | |
| 9 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) W | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) | Wuhan, Hubei, China | |
| 10 | 176.71 miles (284.38 km) NNW | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 185.30 miles (298.21 km) ENE | Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) | Changzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 12 | 197.91 miles (318.50 km) ESE | Yiwu Airport (YIW) | Yiwu, Zhejiang, China | |
| 13 | 203.12 miles (326.89 km) E | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) | Hangzhou, China | |
| 14 | 204.07 miles (328.41 km) ENE | Suzhou Guangfu Airport (SZV) | Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| 15 | 208.10 miles (334.90 km) NE | Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY) | Yangzhou and Taizhou, Jiangsu, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,358.46 miles (19,888.97 km) SW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,346.85 miles (19,870.28 km) SE | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,338.44 miles (19,856.75 km) ESE | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,276.49 miles (19,757.05 km) SE | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,268.51 miles (19,744.21 km) WSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,232.09 miles (19,685.58 km) SW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,225.25 miles (19,674.59 km) SSE | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,219.53 miles (19,665.37 km) SE | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,219.23 miles (19,664.89 km) WSW | Reconquista Airport (RCQ) | Reconquista, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,192.14 miles (19,621.30 km) ESE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,164.07 miles (19,576.13 km) SE | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,147.20 miles (19,548.98 km) SSE | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,139.17 miles (19,536.06 km) W | Comodoro Pierrestegui Airport (COC) | Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,138.79 miles (19,535.44 km) SSW | Junín Airport (JNI) | Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,136.95 miles (19,532.48 km) WSW | Nueva Hespérides International Airport (STY) | Salto, Salto, Uruguay | |
| 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 | |