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LYC to JAF: distance & flight time
Lycksele (Lycksele Airport) → Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport)
4,775 mi
7,685 km · 4,149 nm
9h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,775 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 50m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYC — Lycksele Airport · Lycksele, Sweden
- 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 LYC
- SQO · Storuman Airport41 mi away
- VHM · Vilhelmina Airport56 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport70 mi away
- UME · Umeå Airport70 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 LYC from JAF?
The flight distance from Lycksele (LYC) to Jaffna (JAF) is 4,775 miles (7,685 km, 4,149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYC to JAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 50m 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 Lycksele and Jaffna?
Jaffna is 3.5 hours ahead of Lycksele.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYC to JAF?
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