Nonstop flight route between Broome, Western Australia, Australia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Broome International Airport (BME), Broome, Western Australia, Australia and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,456 miles (or 5,562 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 Broome 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 Broome 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: | BME / YBRM |
Airport Name: | Broome International Airport |
Location: | Broome, Western Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 17°56'58"S by 122°13'40"E |
Operator/Owner: | Broome International Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 56 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BME |
More Information: | BME 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 Broome International Airport (BME):
- The closest airport to Broome International Airport (BME) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) ENE of BME.
- Broome International Airport (BME) currently has only 1 runway.
- Broome International Airport handled 5,828 passengers last year.
- Because of Broome International Airport's relatively low elevation of 56 feet, planes can take off or land at Broome 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 furthest airport from Broome International Airport (BME) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is nearly antipodal to Broome International Airport (meaning Broome International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barbuda Codrington Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.