Jaffna International Airport

Jaffna International Airport, formerly known as Palaly Airport and Jaffna Airport, is an international airport serving northern . It was also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly.
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Wikipedia
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code JAF
  • …has the ICAO airport code VCCJ
  • …is operated by Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited
  • Description: International airport serving Jaffna, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as
    “JAF”
    “Jaffna Airbase”
    “SLAF Palaly”
    “VCCJ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tellippalai railway station and Kankesanthurai Lighthouse.
AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the town of in northern .
is a lighthouse in in northern .
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is a in in northern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaly, Sri Lanka and Tholakaddy.
Palaly is a small town in the North city of .
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or Thellippalai also known as Tillypalli…

Jaffna International Airport

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Latitude
9.79253° or 9° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
80.06986° or 80° 4′ 12″ east
Open location code
6MX2Q3V9+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 747912783
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
7730210
Wiki­data ID
Q7390742

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tamil—“Jaffna International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “জাফনা আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর”
  • Cebuano: “Kankesanturai Airport”
  • French: “aéroport de Jaffna”
  • French: “Aéroport de Jaffna”
  • French: “JAF”
  • German: “Flughafen Jaffna”
  • Hebrew: “נמל התעופה הבין-לאומי של ג’פנה”
  • Indonesian: “JAF”
  • Indonesian: “VCCJ”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Jaffna”
  • Japanese: “ジャフナ国際空港”
  • Japanese: “ジャフナ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Jaffna”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Jaffna”
  • Persian: “JAF”
  • Persian: “VCCJ”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه اس ال ای اف پالالی”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه اس‌ال‌ای‌اف پالالی”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Dżaffna”
  • Sinhala: “යාපනය ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ”
  • Swedish: “Kankesanturai Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ис‌ил‌ий‌уф пололи”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணம் சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம்”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணம் வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
  • Tamil: “யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Vayavilan and Mayiliddithurai.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palaly Military Cantonment and STADIUM.

Northern Province: Highlights

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