Nonstop flight route between Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(43°25'36"N by 112°5'53"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from ERL to JAF:
3,015.44 miles (4,852.87 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL), Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,015 miles (or 4,853 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERL / ZBER |
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| Location: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°25'36"N by 112°5'53"E |
| Area Served: | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from ERL |
| More Information: | ERL 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 Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL):
- In addition to being known as "Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport", other names for ERL include "二连浩特赛乌苏国际机场" and "Èrliánhàotè Sàiwūsū Guójì Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET), which is located 178 miles (287 kilometers) S of ERL.
- The furthest airport from Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) is Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL), which is nearly antipodal to Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (meaning Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Trelew, Chubut, Argentina.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- 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.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 178.49 miles (287.24 km) S | Hohhot Baita International Airport (HET) | Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China |     |
| 2 | 196.11 miles (315.61 km) ENE | Xilinhot Airport (XIL) | Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 3 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) SSW | Baotou Airport (BAV) | Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 4 | 235.73 miles (379.37 km) SE | Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport (ZQZ) | Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China | |
| 5 | 243.28 miles (391.51 km) SSE | Datong Yungang Airport (DAT) | Datong, Shanxi, China | |
| 6 | 295.34 miles (475.30 km) SSW | Ordos Ejin Horo Airport (DSN) | Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 7 | 326.92 miles (526.12 km) SE | Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) | Beijing, People's Republic of China | |
| 8 | 328.50 miles (528.66 km) WNW | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 335.32 miles (539.65 km) SE | Beijing Nanyuan Airport (NAY) | Beijing, China | |
| 10 | 347.69 miles (559.55 km) NNE | Choibalsan Airport (COQ) | Choibalsan, Mongolia | |
| 11 | 354.64 miles (570.74 km) E | Chifeng Airport (CIF) | Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 12 | 371.20 miles (597.38 km) SW | Wuhai Airport (WUA) | Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 13 | 380.54 miles (612.41 km) SSE | Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (SJW) | Shijiazhuang, China | |
| 14 | 393.41 miles (633.14 km) S | Taiyuan Wuxu International Airport (TYN) | Taiyuan, Shanxi, China | |
| 15 | 397.62 miles (639.90 km) SE | Tangshan Sannühe Airport (TVS) | Tangshan, Hebei, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.36 miles (19,801.89 km) W | Almirante Marcos A. Zar Airport (REL) | Trelew, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,288.17 miles (19,775.84 km) WSW | El Tehuelche Airport (PMY) | Puerto Madryn, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,280.30 miles (19,763.17 km) SSE | Maquinchao Airport (MQD) | Maquinchao, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,272.43 miles (19,750.51 km) S | General Enrique Mosconi International Airport (CRD) | Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,269.38 miles (19,745.61 km) ESE | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,268.09 miles (19,743.53 km) SSE | Ingeniero Jacobacci Airport (IGB) | Ingeniero Jacobacci, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,255.71 miles (19,723.61 km) SE | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,244.89 miles (19,706.18 km) ESE | El Maitén Airport (EMX) | El Maitén, Neuquén, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,225.86 miles (19,675.57 km) ESE | El Bolsón Airport (EHL) | El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,207.89 miles (19,646.65 km) SE | San Carlos de Bariloche Airport (BRC) | San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,200.65 miles (19,635.00 km) SW | Antoine de Saint Exupéry Airport (OES) | San Antonio Oeste, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,192.71 miles (19,622.21 km) E | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,183.43 miles (19,607.28 km) SE | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,181.20 miles (19,603.69 km) SE | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,174.50 miles (19,592.90 km) SE | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 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 | |