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YPS to JAF: distance & flight time
Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport) → Jaffna (Kankesanturai Airport)
7,921 mi
12,748 km · 6,883 nm
16h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,921 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, Canada
- 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 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 YPS from JAF?
The flight distance from Port Hawkesbury (YPS) to Jaffna (JAF) is 7,921 miles (12,748 km, 6,883 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPS to JAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 YPS to JAF?
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