Nonstop flight route between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(68°46'32"N by 81°14'33"W)
Distance from JAF to YUX:
6,932.44 miles (11,156.66 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Hall Beach Airport (YUX), Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,932 miles (or 11,157 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 Hall Beach 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 Hall Beach 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: | YUX / CYUX |
| Airport Name: | Hall Beach Airport |
| Location: | Hall Beach, Nunavut, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 68°46'32"N by 81°14'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YUX |
| More Information: | YUX Maps & Info |
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- 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 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.
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
- The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai.
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
Facts about Hall Beach Airport (YUX):
- The closest airport to Hall Beach Airport (YUX) is Igloolik Airport (YGT), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) NNW of YUX.
- The furthest airport from Hall Beach Airport (YUX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 9,986 miles (16,071 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Hall Beach Airport (YUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hall Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Hall Beach 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.
| 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 | 43.08 miles (69.34 km) NNW | Igloolik Airport (YGT) | Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 2 | 203.39 miles (327.33 km) SW | Repulse Bay Airport (YUT) | Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 3 | 215.80 miles (347.29 km) W | Kugaaruk Airport (YBB) | Kugaaruk, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 4 | 280.41 miles (451.28 km) NNE | Pond Inlet Airport (YIO) | Pond Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 5 | 300.37 miles (483.39 km) NNW | Nanisivik Airport (YSR) | Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 6 | 304.56 miles (490.14 km) NNW | Arctic Bay Airport (YAB) | Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 7 | 307.26 miles (494.49 km) WNW | Taloyoak Airport (YYH) | Taloyoak, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 8 | 321.91 miles (518.06 km) SSW | Coral Harbour Airport (YZS) | Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 9 | 327.30 miles (526.73 km) ENE | Clyde River Airport (YCY) | Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 10 | 339.66 miles (546.63 km) SSE | Cape Dorset Airport (YTE) | Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 11 | 365.80 miles (588.70 km) W | Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK) | Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 12 | 448.07 miles (721.10 km) ESE | Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 13 | 448.87 miles (722.38 km) E | Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM) | Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada | |
| 14 | 449.27 miles (723.02 km) SSE | Ivujivik Airport (YIK) | Ivujivik, Québec, Canada | |
| 15 | 458.75 miles (738.29 km) SW | Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS) | Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9,986.02 miles (16,070.91 km) SSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 9,958.49 miles (16,026.59 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 9,948.10 miles (16,009.88 km) WSW | Hobart International Airport (HBA) | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 4 | 9,946.34 miles (16,007.04 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 9,926.82 miles (15,975.63 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 9,903.57 miles (15,938.21 km) SSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 9,902.99 miles (15,937.28 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 9,880.61 miles (15,901.25 km) WSW | Smithton Airport (SIO) | Smithton, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 9 | 9,876.01 miles (15,893.85 km) WSW | Burnie Airport (BWT) | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 10 | 9,875.57 miles (15,893.15 km) WSW | Launceston Airport (LST) | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 11 | 9,870.53 miles (15,885.04 km) WSW | Devonport Airport (DPO) | Devonport, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 12 | 9,855.52 miles (15,860.88 km) WSW | George Town Aerodrome (GEE) | George Town, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 13 | 9,851.02 miles (15,853.63 km) SSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 14 | 9,848.01 miles (15,848.79 km) WSW | King Island Airport (KNS) | Currie, Tasmania, Australia | |
| 15 | 9,837.83 miles (15,832.42 km) WSW | St Helens Airport (HLS) | St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia | |