Distance from Arawa to Jaffna

The distance between Arawa, Papua New Guinea and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 8,561 kilometers (5,320 miles).

Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Arawa to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 8,561 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Arawa at 28 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Arawa, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Bougainville

Coordinates: 6.2298° S 155.566° E

Elevation: 28 m (92 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Aropa Airport (KIE)
  • Wakunai Inus Airport (WKN)
  • Balalae Airport (BAS)
  • Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY)
  • Mono Airport (MNY)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Arawa

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Arawa to Port Moresby 995 km
From Arawa to Lae 950 km
From Arawa to Madang 1,089 km
From Arawa to Wau 985 km
From Arawa to Buin 59 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Brooklyn, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 8,561 km
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Denver, United States Warsaw, Poland 8,562 km
Tijuana, Mexico Preston, United Kingdom 8,560 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Preston, United Kingdom 8,562 km
Accra, Ghana Puente Alto, Chile 8,562 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Sevilla, Spain 8,562 km
Abuja, Nigeria Sucre, Bolivia 8,562 km
Kano, Nigeria Montevideo, Uruguay 8,562 km
Medellín, Colombia Palma, Spain 8,562 km
Queens, United States Montevideo, Uruguay 8,562 km
Portland, United States Lisbon, Portugal 8,562 km
Bengaluru, India Accra, Ghana 8,559 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Mixco, Guatemala 8,559 km
Portland, United States Valladolid, Spain 8,559 km
Oslo, Norway Maracaibo, Venezuela 8,563 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom San Diego, United States 8,559 km
Paris, France Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 8,563 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Irapuato, Mexico 8,559 km

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