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BVY to JAF: distance & flight time
Beverly (Beverly Municipal Airport) → Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport)
8,381 mi
13,487 km · 7,283 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,381 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BVY — Beverly Municipal Airport · Beverly, United States
- JAF — Kankesanturai Airport · Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BVY
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport16 mi away
- LWM · Lawrence Municipal Airport14 mi away
- BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field21 mi away
- OWD · Norwood Memorial Airport30 mi away
Near JAF
- TJV · Tanjore Air Force Base92 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base106 mi away
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport114 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BVY from JAF?
The flight distance from Beverly (BVY) to Jaffna (JAF) is 8,381 miles (13,487 km, 7,283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BVY to JAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Beverly and Jaffna?
Jaffna is 9.5 hours ahead of Beverly.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BVY to JAF?
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