Nonstop flight route between Jérémie, Haiti and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jérémie Airport (JEE), Jérémie, Haiti and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,801 miles (or 15,773 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 Jérémie Airport and Jaffna 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 Jérémie Airport and Jaffna Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JEE / MTJE |
Airport Name: | Jérémie Airport |
Location: | Jérémie, Haiti |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°39'47"N by 74°10'13"W |
Area Served: | Jérémie |
Operator/Owner: | Autorité Aeroportuaire Nationale |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 147 feet (45 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JEE |
More Information: | JEE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Jérémie Airport (JEE):
- Jérémie Airport (JEE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Jérémie Airport's relatively low elevation of 147 feet, planes can take off or land at Jérémie 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 airstrip has been characterized as a dirt strip recently.
- The closest airport to Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Antoine Simon airport (CYA), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SE of JEE.
- Medical aid has been airlifted through the airport for refugees from the 12 January 2010 quake which have flowed into the region.
- Jérémie Airport is the fifth most important airport in Haiti in passenger traffic and is located in the city with the same name, Jérémie, in the south west of Haiti.
- The furthest airport from Jérémie Airport (JEE) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- 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.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
- 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".
- During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon.