Nonstop flight route between Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Jaffna, Sri Lanka:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR), Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Jaffna Airport (JAF), Jaffna, Sri Lanka would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,242 miles (or 14,874 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield 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: | WWR / KWWR |
| Airport Name: | West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield |
| Location: | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°26'17"N by 99°31'22"W |
| Area Served: | Woodward, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Woodward |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2189 feet (667 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWR |
| More Information: | WWR 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR):
- The closest airport to West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Gage Airport (GAG), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of WWR.
- The furthest airport from West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,887 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport covers 1,310 acres at an elevation of 2,189 feet.
- West Woodward Airport is in Woodward County, Oklahoma, seven miles west of Woodward, which owns it.
- In the year ending June 2, 2011 the airport had 6,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 16 per day.
- West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) has 2 runways.
- 354th Army Air Forces Base Unit
Facts about Jaffna Airport (JAF):
- Jaffna Airport (JAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment moved onto the site around 1976.
- The closest airport to Jaffna Airport (JAF) is Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ), which is located 106 miles (170 kilometers) SSE of JAF.
- Civilian flights resumed from the airport in 2002 after the Norwegian facilitated ceasefire.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jaffna Airport", another name for JAF is "யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ".
