Nonstop flight route between Reggio Calabria, Italy and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
Departure Airport:
(38°4'18"N by 15°39'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°47'32"N by 80°4'12"E)
Distance from REG to JAF:
4,415.34 miles (7,105.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG), Reggio Calabria, Italy and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,415 miles (or 7,106 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 Reggio di Calabria Airport and Jaffna Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | REG / LICR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°4'18"N by 15°39'12"E |
| Area Served: | Reggio di Calabria, Messina |
| Operator/Owner: | SOGAS S.p.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public & Military |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from REG |
| More Information: | REG Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG):
- The furthest airport from Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,692 miles (18,816 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Reggio di Calabria Airport", other names for REG include "Aeroporto di Reggio di Calabria", "Aeroporto dello Stretto" and "Aeroporto Tito Minniti".
- Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Reggio di Calabria Airport (REG) is Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) SW of REG.
- Reggio di Calabria Airport handled 562,747 passengers last year.
- Because of Reggio di Calabria Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Reggio di Calabria 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.
- A3 Highway, on Arangea - Gallina or Ravagnese - Aeroporto exits
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- 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.
- 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.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 52.79 miles (84.95 km) SW | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | Catania, Sicily, Italy |     |
| 2 | 61.17 miles (98.44 km) SW | Naval Air Station Sigonella (NSY) | Catania, Italy | |
| 3 | 65.79 miles (105.88 km) NNE | Lamezia Terme International Airport (SUF) | Lamezia Terme, Italy | |
| 4 | 94.13 miles (151.48 km) SW | Comiso Airport (CIY) | Comiso, Italy | |
| 5 | 100.16 miles (161.19 km) NE | Crotone Airport (CRV) | Crotone, Italy | |
| 6 | 139.03 miles (223.74 km) W | Falcone–Borsellino Airport (PMO) | Punta Raisi (near Palermo), Italy | |
| 7 | 160.51 miles (258.31 km) SSW | Xewkija / Gozo Heliport (GZM) | Xewkija, Gozo, Malta | |
| 8 | 166.21 miles (267.48 km) SSW | Malta International Airport (MLA) | Luqa, Malta | |
| 9 | 172.43 miles (277.50 km) W | Vincenzo Florio Airport Trapani-Birgi (TPS) | Trapani, Italy | |
| 10 | 180.45 miles (290.41 km) NNW | Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport (QSR) | Salerno, Italy | |
| 11 | 193.13 miles (310.81 km) NNE | Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR) | Grottaglie, Puglia, Italy | |
| 12 | 200.16 miles (322.12 km) NE | Lecce Galatina Airport (LCC) | Lecce, Italy | |
| 13 | 207.46 miles (333.88 km) NNW | Naples International Airport (NAP) | Naples, Italy | |
| 14 | 216.59 miles (348.57 km) NNE | Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) | Brindisi, Italy | |
| 15 | 219.94 miles (353.96 km) NNE | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI) | Bari, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,691.82 miles (18,816.12 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,479.90 miles (18,475.06 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,422.29 miles (18,382.34 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,418.13 miles (18,375.66 km) E | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,387.21 miles (18,325.90 km) E | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,378.26 miles (18,311.50 km) E | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,377.22 miles (18,309.81 km) E | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,355.10 miles (18,274.21 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,353.62 miles (18,271.84 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,352.98 miles (18,270.80 km) E | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,336.84 miles (18,244.83 km) E | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,332.02 miles (18,237.07 km) E | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,330.17 miles (18,234.10 km) E | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,324.26 miles (18,224.58 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,320.52 miles (18,218.56 km) E | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 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 | |