Nonstop flight route between Korla, Xinjiang, China and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Korla Airport (KRL), Korla, Xinjiang, China and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,230 miles (or 3,588 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 Korla Airport and Jaffna Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRL / ZWKL | 
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| Location: | Korla, Xinjiang, China | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°36'59"N by 86°8'35"E | 
| Area Served: | Korla, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3041 feet (927 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRL | 
| More Information: | KRL 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 Korla Airport (KRL):
- The furthest airport from Korla Airport (KRL) is Gamboa Airport (WCA), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Castro, Chile.
 - In addition to being known as "Korla Airport", other names for KRL include "库尔勒机场" and "Kù'ěrlè Jīchǎng".
 - Korla Airport (KRL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Korla Airport (KRL) is Kuqa Qiuci Airport (KCA), which is located 163 miles (262 kilometers) W of KRL.
 
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
 - 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.
 - 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".
 - Jaffna Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka.
 
