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CDT to JAF: distance & flight time
Castellón de la Plana (Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport) → Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport)
5,257 mi
8,460 km · 4,568 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CDT — Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport · Castellón de la Plana, Spain
- 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 CDT
- VLC · Valencia Airport58 mi away
- TEV · Teruel Airport69 mi away
- REU · Reus Air Base86 mi away
- BCN · Barcelona International Airport129 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 CDT from JAF?
The flight distance from Castellón de la Plana (CDT) to Jaffna (JAF) is 5,257 miles (8,460 km, 4,568 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDT to JAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m 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 cheapest way to fly from CDT to JAF?
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