Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Oujda, Morocco:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W)
Distance from JAF to OUD:
5,381.83 miles (8,661.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Angads Airport (OUD), Oujda, Morocco would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,382 miles (or 8,661 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 Angads 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 Angads 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: |
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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: | OUD / GMFO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Oujda, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°47'13"N by 1°55'26"W |
| Area Served: | Oujda, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1535 feet (468 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OUD |
| More Information: | OUD 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 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.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Angads Airport (OUD):
- In addition to being known as "Angads Airport", other names for OUD include "مطار وجدة أنجاد" and "Oujda Angads Airport".
- The closest airport to Angads Airport (OUD) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WNW of OUD.
- After the Americans moved out their active units in mid-1943, the airport was used as a stopover and landing field for Air Transport Command aircraft on the Casablanca-Algiers transport route.
- Angads Airport is an airport serving Oujda, a city in the Oriental region in Morocco.
- Angads Airport (OUD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Angads Airport (OUD) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Angads Airport (meaning Angads Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,259 miles (19,729 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
| 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 | 67.60 miles (108.79 km) WNW | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 2 | 79.81 miles (128.44 km) ENE | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 93.35 miles (150.24 km) NE | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 4 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) NE | Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 5 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) WNW | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 6 | 120.76 miles (194.35 km) ENE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 7 | 144.28 miles (232.20 km) N | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 158.57 miles (255.19 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 9 | 184.05 miles (296.20 km) WSW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 10 | 194.60 miles (313.18 km) NW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 11 | 195.60 miles (314.79 km) NNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 12 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 13 | 199.70 miles (321.38 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 14 | 205.33 miles (330.44 km) WNW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 15 | 208.18 miles (335.03 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,259.20 miles (19,729.22 km) SE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,237.10 miles (19,693.65 km) SE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,220.40 miles (19,666.77 km) SE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,216.79 miles (19,660.97 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,211.58 miles (19,652.58 km) SSE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,210.86 miles (19,651.43 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,204.11 miles (19,640.56 km) SE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,198.93 miles (19,632.22 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,197.37 miles (19,629.72 km) SE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,195.15 miles (19,626.14 km) SSE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,191.75 miles (19,620.67 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,188.07 miles (19,614.75 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,187.34 miles (19,613.57 km) SSE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,174.90 miles (19,593.56 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,168.93 miles (19,583.95 km) S | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |