Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and In Guezzam, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and In Guezzam Airport (INF), In Guezzam, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,979 miles (or 8,014 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 In Guezzam 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 In Guezzam 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 |
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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: | INF / DATG |
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Location: | In Guezzam, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°33'37"N by 5°44'58"E |
Area Served: | In Guezzam, Algeria |
Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from INF |
More Information: | INF Maps & Info |
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.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
Facts about In Guezzam Airport (INF):
- In addition to being known as "In Guezzam Airport", another name for INF is "In Guezzam Airport (In Guezzam)".
- The furthest airport from In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Lifuka Island Airport (HPA), which is nearly antipodal to In Guezzam Airport (meaning In Guezzam Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lifuka Island Airport), and is located 12,421 miles (19,989 kilometers) away in Lifuka, Ha'apai, Tonga.
- The closest airport to In Guezzam Airport (INF) is Arlit Airport (RLT), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) ESE of INF.
- In Guezzam Airport (INF) currently has only 1 runway.