Nonstop flight route between Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(41°49'27"N by 110°33'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from EMM to JAF:
8,807.23 miles (14,173.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM), Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,807 miles (or 14,174 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 Kemmerer Municipal 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 Kemmerer Municipal 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: | EMM / KEMM |
| Airport Name: | Kemmerer Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°49'27"N by 110°33'24"W |
| Area Served: | Kemmerer, Wyoming |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kemmerer |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7285 feet (2,220 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EMM |
| More Information: | EMM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAF / VCCJ |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM):
- The airport covers 400 acres at an elevation of 7,285 feet.
- The closest airport to Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) is Miley Memorial Field (BPI), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNE of EMM.
- The furthest airport from Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,495 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) has 3 runways.
- Because of Kemmerer Municipal Airport's high elevation of 7,285 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EMM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EMM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 57.31 miles (92.23 km) NNE | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States |     |
| 2 | 64.22 miles (103.36 km) NNW | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 3 | 66.71 miles (107.37 km) W | Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) | Logan, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 77.28 miles (124.37 km) NNE | Ralph Wenz Field (PWY) | Pinedale, Wyoming, United States | |
| 5 | 78.56 miles (126.43 km) E | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 79.90 miles (128.59 km) WSW | Brigham City Airport (BMC) | Brigham City, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) WSW | Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 87.82 miles (141.34 km) WSW | Hill Air Force Base (HIF) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 96.97 miles (156.05 km) SW | Skypark Airport (BTF) | Bountiful, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 102.76 miles (165.38 km) SW | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 110.02 miles (177.05 km) SSE | Vernal Regional Airport (VEL) | Vernal, Utah, United States | |
| 12 | 115.84 miles (186.42 km) NE | Hunt Field (LND) | Lander, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 123.54 miles (198.82 km) N | Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 126.47 miles (203.53 km) SSW | Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) | Provo, Utah, United States | |
| 15 | 128.29 miles (206.46 km) NW | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,871.06 miles (17,495.24 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,806.91 miles (17,392.00 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,802.47 miles (17,384.84 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,778.37 miles (17,346.06 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,707.08 miles (17,231.33 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,594.70 miles (17,050.47 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,557.39 miles (16,990.42 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,522.70 miles (16,934.60 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,416.92 miles (16,764.36 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,408.49 miles (16,750.80 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,400.58 miles (16,738.06 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,388.60 miles (16,718.79 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,386.61 miles (16,715.59 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,370.95 miles (16,690.39 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,354.30 miles (16,663.58 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |