Nonstop flight route between El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(27°9'6"N by 13°13'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from EUN to JAF:
6,110.29 miles (9,833.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN), El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,110 miles (or 9,834 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 Hassan I Airport El Aaiún 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 Hassan I Airport El Aaiún 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: | EUN / GMML |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°9'6"N by 13°13'9"W |
| Area Served: | Laâyoune (El Aaiún) |
| Operator/Owner: | Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 207 feet (63 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EUN |
| More Information: | EUN 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 Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN):
- The closest airport to Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) is Fuerteventura Airport (FUE), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) NNW of EUN.
- Because of Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport's relatively low elevation of 207 feet, planes can take off or land at Hassan I Airport El Aaiún 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.
- Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport handled 108,057 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport", other names for EUN include "Aeropuerto de El Aaiún" and "GMML/GSAI".
- Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (meaning Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,288 miles (19,776 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- 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.
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 98.15 miles (157.96 km) NNW | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain |     |
| 2 | 126.16 miles (203.04 km) N | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 143.31 miles (230.64 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 154.41 miles (248.50 km) NE | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 5 | 211.81 miles (340.87 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 214.39 miles (345.02 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 252.07 miles (405.66 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 291.41 miles (468.97 km) SW | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 295.15 miles (474.99 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 10 | 311.35 miles (501.07 km) S | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 11 | 312.50 miles (502.91 km) SSE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 12 | 318.14 miles (511.99 km) NE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 362.59 miles (583.53 km) NE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| 14 | 373.09 miles (600.43 km) E | Gara Djebilet Airport (GBB) | Gara Djebilet, Algeria | |
| 15 | 438.17 miles (705.17 km) NNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,288.33 miles (19,776.11 km) SSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,098.15 miles (19,470.04 km) S | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,080.22 miles (19,441.18 km) S | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 12,037.12 miles (19,371.82 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,998.01 miles (19,308.88 km) SSE | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,953.20 miles (19,236.75 km) SSE | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,923.79 miles (19,189.43 km) SSW | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,886.72 miles (19,129.77 km) SSE | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,882.86 miles (19,123.56 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,865.72 miles (19,095.98 km) SSW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 11 | 11,861.27 miles (19,088.82 km) SSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,842.02 miles (19,057.84 km) SSW | Ipota Airport (IPA) | Ipota, Erromango, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,840.71 miles (19,055.72 km) SSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,776.36 miles (18,952.17 km) S | Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) | Port Vila, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,768.34 miles (18,939.26 km) SSW | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |