Nonstop flight route between Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Duluth International Airport (DLH), Duluth, Minnesota, United States and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,495 miles (or 13,671 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 Duluth 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 Duluth 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: | DLH / KDLH |
Airport Name: | Duluth International Airport |
Location: | Duluth, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°50'31"N by 92°11'36"W |
Area Served: | Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin (Twin Ports) |
Operator/Owner: | City of Duluth, Minnesota |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1428 feet (435 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DLH |
More Information: | DLH 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 Duluth International Airport (DLH):
- The furthest airport from Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,759 miles (17,315 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Duluth International Airport (DLH) has 2 runways.
- In 1942, the three existing runways were paved.
- In 2013, a new passenger terminal was built directly in front of the 1973 terminal.
- Duluth International Airport handled 312,000 passengers last year.
- The City of Duluth purchased the original property for the airport in 1929 from Saint Louis County.
- The closest airport to Duluth International Airport (DLH) is Richard I. Bong Airport (SUW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of DLH.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.