Nonstop flight route between Gol, Norway and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL), Gol, Norway and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,992 miles (or 8,034 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 Gol Airport, Klanten 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 Gol Airport, Klanten 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: | GLL / ENKL |
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Location: | Gol, Norway |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°47'26"N by 9°3'2"E |
Area Served: | Gol, Buskerud, Norway |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 2720 feet (829 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLL |
More Information: | GLL 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 Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL):
- In addition to being known as "Gol Airport, Klanten", another name for GLL is "Gol flyplass, Klanten".
- Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Gol Airport, Klanten (GLL) is Fagernes Airport, Leirin (VDB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NNE of GLL.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- 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.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- 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.