Nonstop flight route between Ahwaz, Iran and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ), Ahwaz, Iran and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,497 miles (or 4,019 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 relatively short distance between Ahwaz International Airport and Jaffna Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWZ / OIAW |
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Location: | Ahwaz, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'14"N by 48°45'42"E |
Area Served: | Ahvaz, Iran |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AWZ |
More Information: | AWZ 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 Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ):
- Because of Ahwaz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Ahwaz 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.
- The closest airport to Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) is Omidiyeh Air Base (OMI), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) SE of AWZ.
- Ahwaz International Airport handled 1,993,991 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ahwaz International Airport", another name for AWZ is "فرودگاه اهواز".
- Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ahwaz International Airport (AWZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- 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.
- 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.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.