Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(52°11'44"N by 87°56'3"W)
Distance from JAF to YLH:
8,094.93 miles (13,027.50 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Lansdowne House Airport (YLH), Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,095 miles (or 13,027 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 Lansdowne House 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 Lansdowne House 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: | YLH / CYLH |
| Airport Name: | Lansdowne House Airport |
| Location: | Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'44"N by 87°56'3"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YLH |
| More Information: | YLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- 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.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
Facts about Lansdowne House Airport (YLH):
- The closest airport to Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Fort Hope Airport (YFH), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) S of YLH.
- Because of Lansdowne House Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Lansdowne House 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.
- Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lansdowne House Airport (YLH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,735 miles (17,277 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
| 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 | 43.79 miles (70.48 km) S | Fort Hope Airport (YFH) | Fort Hope, Ontario, Canada | |
| 2 | 57.76 miles (92.96 km) NNE | Webequie Airport (YWP) | Webequie, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 94.23 miles (151.65 km) ESE | Ogoki Post Airport (YOG) | Ogoki Post, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 96.48 miles (155.27 km) NNW | Kasabonika Airport (XKS) | Kasabonika First Nation, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.40 miles (158.37 km) NW | Kingfisher Lake Airport (KIF) | Kingfisher Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 110.27 miles (177.46 km) WSW | Pickle Lake Airport (YPL) | Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 138.24 miles (222.47 km) SSW | Armstrong Airport (YYW) | Armstrong, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 138.63 miles (223.10 km) NW | Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL) | Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 149.00 miles (239.79 km) SSE | Nakina Airport (YQN) | Nakina, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 150.98 miles (242.97 km) WNW | Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (ZRJ) | Round Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 11 | 168.74 miles (271.55 km) W | Cat Lake Airport (YAC) | Cat Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 172.51 miles (277.63 km) SSE | Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) Airport (YGQ) | Geraldton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 177.27 miles (285.29 km) NW | Bearskin Lake Airport (XBE) | Bearskin Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 181.53 miles (292.15 km) WNW | Muskrat Dam Airport (MSA) | Muskrat Dam, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 212.24 miles (341.57 km) NW | Sachigo Lake Airport (ZPB) | Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,735.47 miles (17,277.03 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,719.42 miles (17,251.19 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,711.84 miles (17,238.99 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,698.55 miles (17,217.61 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,685.20 miles (17,196.12 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,636.14 miles (17,117.16 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,611.23 miles (17,077.08 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,605.44 miles (17,067.76 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,593.61 miles (17,048.72 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,526.85 miles (16,941.29 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,485.87 miles (16,875.34 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,447.34 miles (16,813.32 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,431.73 miles (16,788.19 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,403.74 miles (16,743.15 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,393.44 miles (16,726.57 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |