Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(46°53'59"N by 102°46'1"E)
Distance from JAF to HJT:
2,888.79 miles (4,649.04 km)
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- JAF Airport Information
- HJT Airport Information
- Facts about JAF
- Facts about HJT
- Map of Nearest Airports to JAF
- List of Nearest Airports to JAF
- Map of Furthest Airports from JAF
- List of Furthest Airports from JAF
- Map of Nearest Airports to HJT
- List of Nearest Airports to HJT
- Map of Furthest Airports from HJT
- List of Furthest Airports from HJT
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Khujirt Airport (HJT), Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,889 miles (or 4,649 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 Khujirt 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 Jaffna Airport and Khujirt Airport. 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: |
|
| 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: | HJT / ZMHU |
| Airport Name: | Khujirt Airport |
| Location: | Khujirt, Övörkhangai, Mongolia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°53'59"N by 102°46'1"E |
| Area Served: | Khujirt |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HJT |
| More Information: | HJT Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- 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.
Facts about Khujirt Airport (HJT):
- The furthest airport from Khujirt Airport (HJT) is Cochrane Airfield (LGR), which is nearly antipodal to Khujirt Airport (meaning Khujirt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cochrane Airfield), and is located 12,217 miles (19,661 kilometers) away in Cochrane, Chile.
- The closest airport to Khujirt Airport (HJT) is Kharkhorin Airport (KHR), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) N of HJT.
- Khujirt Airport (HJT) 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 | 24.11 miles (38.81 km) N | Kharkhorin Airport (KHR) | Kharkhorin, Mongolia | |
| 2 | 44.76 miles (72.04 km) S | Arvaykheer Airport (AVK) | Arvaikheer, Mongolia | |
| 3 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) WSW | Bayankhongor Airport (BYN) | Bayankhongor, Mongolia | |
| 4 | 139.05 miles (223.78 km) NNE | Bulgan Airport (UGA) | Bulgan, Mongolia | |
| 5 | 185.10 miles (297.90 km) ESE | Mandalgovi Airport (MXW) | Mandalgovi, Dundgovi, Mongolia | |
| 6 | 198.13 miles (318.86 km) ENE | Chinggis Khaan International Airport (ULN) | Ulan Bator, Mongolia | |
| 7 | 226.89 miles (365.14 km) NNW | Mörön Airport (MXV) | Mörön, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | |
| 8 | 312.64 miles (503.14 km) W | Altai Airport (LTI) | Altai, Govi-Altai, Mongolia | |
| 9 | 348.52 miles (560.88 km) SSW | Ejin Banner Taolai Airport (EJN) | Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 10 | 377.92 miles (608.20 km) N | International Airport Irkutsk (IKT) | Irkutsk, Russia | |
| 11 | 398.76 miles (641.73 km) NNE | Baikal International Airport (UUD) | Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russia | |
| 12 | 500.34 miles (805.22 km) NW | Kyzyl Airport (KYZ) | Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia | |
| 13 | 513.58 miles (826.52 km) ESE | Erenhot Saiwusu International Airport (ERL) | Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, China | |
| 14 | 525.41 miles (845.56 km) WNW | Khovd Airport (HVD) | Khovd, Mongolia | |
| 15 | 525.83 miles (846.25 km) WSW | Hami Airport (HMI) | Hami City, Xinjiang, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,216.95 miles (19,661.22 km) W | Cochrane Airfield (LGR) | Cochrane, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,175.83 miles (19,595.05 km) WSW | Teniente Vidal Airfield (GXQ) | Coyhaique, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,173.32 miles (19,591.02 km) W | Chile Chico Airfield (CCH) | Chile Chico, Aisén Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,164.15 miles (19,576.26 km) WSW | Balmaceda Airport (BBA) | Balmaceda, Chile | |
| 5 | 12,139.56 miles (19,536.68 km) W | Perito Moreno Airport (PMQ) | Perito Moreno, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,109.76 miles (19,488.72 km) SW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,104.41 miles (19,480.11 km) SW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,102.13 miles (19,476.44 km) WSW | Alto Río Senguer Airport (ARR) | Alto Río Senguer, Chubut, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,087.94 miles (19,453.61 km) SSW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,084.31 miles (19,447.77 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,083.64 miles (19,446.69 km) WSW | Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) | Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,077.49 miles (19,436.78 km) SSW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,052.24 miles (19,396.16 km) SSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,045.05 miles (19,384.59 km) SSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,031.02 miles (19,361.99 km) SW | Esquel Airport (EQS) | Esquel, Chubut Province, Argentina | |