Which airport serves Jaffna?

Jaffna International Airport (JAF).

JAFFNA

Northern Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 9.67°N / 80.01°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,242,833

Jaffna is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 169,102. It sits at 9.67/80.01, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 24 km from Valvedditturai.

Population 169,102

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Northern Province
Coords: 9.67°N / 80.01°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 2 · within 50 km

NE Valvedditturai Northern Province 78,205 24.0 km

NE Point Pedro Northern Province 89,810 29.7 km

Air access

nearby

JAF

Jaffna International Airport

Large airport

15.3 km

Universities

linked

University of Jaffna

jfn.ac.lk

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Jaffna?: 169,102 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jaffna in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Jaffna in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Jaffna?: Jaffna International Airport (JAF).
How far is Jaffna from Colombo?: About 304 km.
Does Jaffna have a university?: Yes. University of Jaffna.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Jaffna in?: Northern Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1242833

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1242833,
    "name": "Jaffna",
    "ascii_name": "Jaffna",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 169102,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 9.66845,
    "longitude": 80.00742
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.2x the population of Valvedditturai.
23 km from Valvedditturai.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.