Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Cafunfo, Angola:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°47'0"S by 17°59'26"E)
Distance from JAF to CFF:
4,458.58 miles (7,175.37 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), Cafunfo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,459 miles (or 7,175 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 Jaffna Airport and Aeroporto de Cafunfo, 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 Jaffna Airport and Aeroporto de Cafunfo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFF / FNCF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cafunfo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°47'0"S by 17°59'26"E |
| Area Served: | Cafunfo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2775 feet (846 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CFF |
| More Information: | CFF Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- 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.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- 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.
Facts about Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF):
- The closest airport to Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CFF.
- The furthest airport from Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,868 miles (19,100 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Aeroporto de Cafunfo", another name for CFF is "Aeroporto de Cafunfo (Cafunfo)".
- Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.32 miles (37.52 km) S | Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM) | Luzamba, Angola | |
| 2 | 125.41 miles (201.83 km) WSW | Malanje Airport (MEG) | Malange, Angola | |
| 3 | 164.48 miles (264.71 km) ESE | Catumbela Airport (CBT) | Catumbela, Angola | |
| 4 | 188.82 miles (303.88 km) E | Lucapa Airport (LBZ) | Lukapa, Angola | |
| 5 | 198.02 miles (318.69 km) WNW | Negage Airport (GXG) | Negage, Angola | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.08 km) SSW | Aeroporto de Andulo (ANL) | Andulo, Angola | |
| 7 | 215.75 miles (347.22 km) ENE | Dundo Airport (DUE) | Dundo, Angola | |
| 8 | 241.76 miles (389.07 km) ENE | Nzagi Airport (NZA) | Nzagi (Andrada), Angola | |
| 9 | 243.58 miles (392.00 km) SSE | Luena Airport (LUO) | Luena, Moxico Province, Angola | |
| 10 | 264.61 miles (425.85 km) NNE | Kikwit Airport (KKW) | Kikwit, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | 268.25 miles (431.71 km) SW | Waku Kungo Airport/Cela (CEO) | Waco Kungo, Angola | |
| 12 | 283.76 miles (456.67 km) NNE | Idiofa Airport (IDF) | Idiofa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | 316.63 miles (509.57 km) SSW | Albano Machado (Huambo) Airport (NOV) | Huambo, Angola | |
| 14 | 318.06 miles (511.87 km) ESE | Villa Teixeira de Sousa Airport (UAL) | Luau, Moxico, Angola | |
| 15 | 324.99 miles (523.02 km) W | Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) | Luanda, Angola | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,868.30 miles (19,100.13 km) NW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,689.81 miles (18,812.89 km) NE | Johnston Atoll Airport (JON) | Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands | |
| 3 | 11,581.30 miles (18,638.26 km) NNW | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,564.79 miles (18,611.68 km) NNW | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,553.53 miles (18,593.56 km) NNW | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,549.37 miles (18,586.87 km) NNW | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,543.58 miles (18,577.55 km) NNW | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,541.62 miles (18,574.39 km) NNW | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,532.64 miles (18,559.94 km) NNW | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,528.99 miles (18,554.06 km) NNW | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,528.99 miles (18,554.06 km) NNW | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,523.25 miles (18,544.83 km) NNW | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,521.68 miles (18,542.30 km) NNW | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,520.89 miles (18,541.02 km) NNW | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,520.35 miles (18,540.16 km) NNW | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |