AirportsJaffna International Airport is a large airport serving Jaffna, in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JAF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JAF
- ICAO code
- VCCJ
- City
- Jaffna
- State or region
- Northern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 9.7923° N, 80.0701° E
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JAF means Jaffna International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VCCJ. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 9.7923° N, 80.0701° E. It stands 10 metres (33 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Colombo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jaffna International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,400 metres (4,593 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Sri Lanka on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,400 m 4,593 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli, India | TRZ | 183 km |
| China Bay AirportTrincomalee | TRR | 185 km |
| Madurai AirportMadurai, India | IXM | 217 km |
| Pondicherry AirportPuducherry (Pondicherry), India | PNY | 244 km |
| Tuticorin AirportVagaikulam, India | TCR | 254 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,109 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,292 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,122 km | 4 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,502 km | 10 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 13,798 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,775 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,807 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,648 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,921 km | 11 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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