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JAF to SHL: distance & flight time
Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport) → Shillong (Shillong Airport)
1,348 mi
2,170 km · 1,171 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,348 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m 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
- SHL — Shillong Airport · Shillong, India
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 SHL
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport37 mi away
- ZYL · Osmany International Airport52 mi away
- IXS · Silchar Airport83 mi away
- TEZ · Tezpur Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JAF from SHL?
The flight distance from Jaffna (JAF) to Shillong (SHL) is 1,348 miles (2,170 km, 1,171 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAF to SHL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m 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 SHL?
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