Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Ostrava, Czech Republic:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(49°41'45"N by 18°6'38"E)
Distance from JAF to OSR:
4,461.59 miles (7,180.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), Ostrava, Czech Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,462 miles (or 7,180 kilometers).
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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: | OSR / LKMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'45"N by 18°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | Letiště Ostrava, a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 844 feet (257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSR |
| More Information: | OSR Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- 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".
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- 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 Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR):
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava handled 288,393 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava", another name for OSR is "Letiště Leoše Janáčka Ostrava".
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, formerly Ostrava-Mošnov International Airport, is the airport of the city of Ostrava in the Czech Republic, a major economic and industrial centre.
- The closest airport to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of OSR.
- The airport is open 24 hours daily.
- The furthest airport from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,638 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava's relatively low elevation of 844 feet, planes can take off or land at Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava 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.
| 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 | 39.24 miles (63.16 km) SE | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia | |
| 2 | 55.08 miles (88.64 km) SSW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 3 | 68.82 miles (110.75 km) NE | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 4 | 73.95 miles (119.01 km) WSW | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 75.10 miles (120.86 km) S | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 79.04 miles (127.21 km) ENE | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 7 | 86.49 miles (139.20 km) SSE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 8 | 105.02 miles (169.02 km) ESE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) WNW | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 111.16 miles (178.89 km) NNW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 11 | 113.05 miles (181.93 km) SSW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 130.01 miles (209.23 km) SSW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 13 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) NNE | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 14 | 158.36 miles (254.85 km) ESE | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 162.43 miles (261.41 km) SE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,638.18 miles (18,729.78 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,196.72 miles (18,019.33 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,188.02 miles (18,005.32 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,182.09 miles (17,995.79 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,176.09 miles (17,986.13 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,168.56 miles (17,974.01 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,166.80 miles (17,971.17 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,166.25 miles (17,970.30 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,156.35 miles (17,954.36 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,143.75 miles (17,934.08 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,137.43 miles (17,923.92 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,137.23 miles (17,923.59 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,128.69 miles (17,909.85 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,124.25 miles (17,902.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,123.76 miles (17,901.91 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |