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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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: International airport serving Jaffna, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “JAF”, “Jaffna Airbase”, “SLAF Palaly”, and “VCCJ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tellippalai railway station and Kankesanthurai Lighthouse.

Railway station
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the town of in northern . Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Northern Line which links the with the capital .

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse in in northern . Built in 1893, the 22 metres lighthouse has an octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery.

Hindu temple
Photo: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in in northern .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palaly, Sri Lanka and Tholakaddy.

Town
Palaly is a small town in the North city of . It has an important International airport and a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly.

Village
is a small town in . It is located within .

Town
or Thellippalai also known as Tillypalli is a small town in the northern of Sri Lanka. It is located about 15 kilometers north of town along the road In the middle part of 20th century Tellippallai town had…

Jaffna International Airport

Latitude
9.79253° or 9° 47′ 33″ north
Longitude
80.06986° or 80° 4′ 12″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Operator
Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited
IATA airport code
JAF
ICAO airport code
VCCJ
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.

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