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JAF to HNY: distance & flight time
Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport) → Hengyang (Hengyang Nanyue Airport)
2,429 mi
3,909 km · 2,111 nm
5h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 14m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- JAF — Kankesanturai Airport · Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- HNY — Hengyang Nanyue Airport · Hengyang, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near HNY
- LLF · Lingling Airport74 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport96 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport120 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JAF from HNY?
The flight distance from Jaffna (JAF) to Hengyang (HNY) is 2,429 miles (3,909 km, 2,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAF to HNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 14m 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 JAF to HNY?
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