Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°43'56"N by 106°37'44"E)
Distance from JAF to VCS:
1,812.13 miles (2,916.34 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS), Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,812 miles (or 2,916 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 relatively short distance between Jaffna Airport and Cỏ Ống Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | VCS / VVCS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Con Son, Con Dao, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'56"N by 106°37'44"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Southern Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VCS |
| More Information: | VCS Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
Facts about Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS):
- Because of Cỏ Ống Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Cỏ Ống 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 Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) is Cà Mau Airport (CAH), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of VCS.
- Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cỏ Ống Airport (VCS) is FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL), which is nearly antipodal to Cỏ Ống Airport (meaning Cỏ Ống Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport), and is located 12,351 miles (19,877 kilometers) away in Pucallpa, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Cỏ Ống Airport", another name for VCS is "Sân bay Cỏ Ống".
| 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 | 103.55 miles (166.65 km) WNW | Cà Mau Airport (CAH) | Cà Mau Province, Vietnam | |
| 2 | 112.44 miles (180.95 km) NNW | Can Tho International Airport (VCA) | Can Tho, Vietnam | |
| 3 | 117.50 miles (189.10 km) NNE | Vung Tau Airport (VTG) | Vung Tau, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam | |
| 4 | 132.58 miles (213.37 km) NW | Rach Gia Airport (VKG) | Rach Gia, Kien Giang, Vietnam | |
| 5 | 144.16 miles (232.01 km) N | Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport (SGN) | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | |
| 6 | 213.29 miles (343.25 km) NW | Kampot Airport (KMT) | Kampot, Kampot Province, Cambodia | |
| 7 | 229.21 miles (368.87 km) NNW | Phnom Penh International Airport (PNH) | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
| 8 | 239.90 miles (386.08 km) NNE | Lien Khuong Airport (DLI) | Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam | |
| 9 | 240.46 miles (386.99 km) WNW | Sihanoukvill International Airportអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិក្រុងព្រះសីហនុ Aéroport International de Sihanoukville (KOS) | Sihanoukville, Cambodia | |
| 10 | 280.92 miles (452.09 km) NNW | Kampong Chhnang Airport (KZC) | Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia | |
| 11 | 286.18 miles (460.56 km) NE | Cam Ranh International Airport (CXR) | Cam Ranh, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | |
| 12 | 290.15 miles (466.94 km) NNE | Buon Ma Thuot Airport (BMV) | Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam | |
| 13 | 312.33 miles (502.64 km) NNW | Krakor Airport (KZD) | Krakor, Cambodia | |
| 14 | 317.16 miles (510.41 km) NW | Koh Kong Airport (KKZ) | Koh Kong, Koh Kong Province, Cambodia | |
| 15 | 345.96 miles (556.76 km) WSW | Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (KBR) | Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,351.02 miles (19,877.00 km) ESE | FAP Captain David Abenzur Rengifo International Airport (PCL) | Pucallpa, Peru | |
| 2 | 12,348.36 miles (19,872.70 km) SSW | Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport (CZS) | Cruzeiro do Sul, Acre, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,253.04 miles (19,719.31 km) ESE | Tingo María Airport (TGI) | Tingo María, Peru | |
| 4 | 12,227.99 miles (19,678.99 km) ESE | Alf. FAP David Figueroa Fernandini (HUU) | Huánuco, Huánuco Region, Peru | |
| 5 | 12,182.91 miles (19,606.45 km) ESE | Juanjuí Airport (JJI) | Juanjuí, Peru | |
| 6 | 12,182.14 miles (19,605.21 km) SE | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 7 | 12,164.94 miles (19,577.53 km) SE | Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (YMS) | Yurimaguas, Peru | |
| 8 | 12,157.53 miles (19,565.61 km) WSW | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,145.25 miles (19,545.83 km) E | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 10 | 12,126.07 miles (19,514.97 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 11 | 12,126.07 miles (19,514.97 km) S | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 12 | 12,114.31 miles (19,496.04 km) SW | Iberia Airport (IBP) | Iberia, Peru | |
| 13 | 12,095.68 miles (19,466.07 km) SE | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 12,094.91 miles (19,464.83 km) S | Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vignetta International Airport (IQT) | Iquitos, Loreto, Peru | |
| 15 | 12,094.83 miles (19,464.70 km) SW | Alerta Airport (ALD) | Alerta, Peru | |