Nonstop flight route between Querétaro, Mexico and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(20°37'19"N by 100°11'17"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from QRO to JAF:
10,335.28 miles (16,632.98 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO), Querétaro, Mexico and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,335 miles (or 16,633 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 Querétaro Intercontinental 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 Querétaro Intercontinental 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: | QRO / MMQT |
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| Location: | Querétaro, Mexico |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°37'19"N by 100°11'17"W |
| Area Served: | Querétaro, Mexico |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6290 feet (1,917 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QRO |
| More Information: | QRO 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 Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO):
- Regional Cargo has its headquarters on the airport property and in Colón.
- The closest airport to Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) W of QRO.
- The furthest airport from Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,369 miles (18,296 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Querétaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Querétaro Intercontinental Airport's high elevation of 6,290 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at QRO. Combined with a high temperature, this could make QRO a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Querétaro Intercontinental Airport", another name for QRO is "Aeropuerto Intercontinental de Querétaro".
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- 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".
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.46 miles (73.16 km) W | Captain Rogelio Castillo National Airport (CYW) | Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |     |
| 2 | 76.11 miles (122.49 km) SW | General Francisco Mujica International Airport (MLM) | Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 3 | 87.33 miles (140.54 km) WNW | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX) | León, Guanajuato, Mexico | |
| 4 | 96.76 miles (155.72 km) SE | Santa Lucía Air Force Base (NLU) | Zumpango, State of Mexico, Mexico | |
| 5 | 96.76 miles (155.72 km) SE | Cupul National Airport (TZM) | Tizimín, Yucatan, Mexico | |
| 6 | 97.57 miles (157.02 km) SSE | Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos International Airport (TLC) | Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico | |
| 7 | 109.40 miles (176.06 km) SE | Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| 8 | 121.52 miles (195.56 km) WNW | Francisco Primo de Verdad National Airport (LOM) | Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, Mexico | |
| 9 | 122.47 miles (197.09 km) NNW | Ponciano Arriaga International Airport (SLP) | San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, México | |
| 10 | 132.58 miles (213.37 km) NE | Tamuín National Airport (TSL) | Tamuín, San Luis Potosí, Mexico | |
| 11 | 137.40 miles (221.12 km) SSE | General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ) | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico | |
| 12 | 147.00 miles (236.57 km) SW | Lic. y Gen. Ignacio Lopez Rayon International Airport (UPN) | Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico | |
| 13 | 155.46 miles (250.19 km) SE | Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) | Puebla, Mexico | |
| 14 | 156.29 miles (251.53 km) WNW | Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU) | Aguascalientes, Mexico | |
| 15 | 176.39 miles (283.87 km) E | El Tajín International Airport (PAZ) | Poza Rica, Veracruz, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,368.78 miles (18,296.23 km) E | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,168.60 miles (17,974.08 km) WSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,005.97 miles (17,712.35 km) E | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,968.66 miles (17,652.31 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 5 | 10,907.19 miles (17,553.38 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 6 | 10,868.50 miles (17,491.11 km) E | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 7 | 10,864.31 miles (17,484.37 km) E | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 8 | 10,826.19 miles (17,423.02 km) SSE | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | Kadhdhoo Island, Laamu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 9 | 10,797.15 miles (17,376.28 km) SSE | Thimarafushi Airport (TMF) | Thimarafushi, Thaa Atoll, Maldives | |
| 10 | 10,706.30 miles (17,230.08 km) SSE | Villa International Airport (VAM) | Maamigili, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,670.18 miles (17,171.95 km) SSE | Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (MLE) | Hulhulé Island, Maldives | |
| 12 | 10,597.48 miles (17,054.95 km) S | Koggala Airport (KCT) | Galle, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 10,583.41 miles (17,032.30 km) SW | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 10,579.84 miles (17,026.56 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,577.31 miles (17,022.49 km) S | Weerawila Airport (WRZ) | Weerawila, Sri Lanka | |
| 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 | |