Distance from Jaffna to Istanbul

The distance between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Istanbul, Turkey is 6,083 kilometers (3,780 miles).

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Istanbul, Turkey

From Jaffna to Istanbul, the straight-line distance is 6,083 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Jaffna at 7 meters above sea level and Istanbul at 39 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 8-10 hours
Jet fighter 6-8 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Istanbul, Turkey

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Istanbul

Coordinates: 41.0138° N 28.9497° E

Elevation: 39 m (128 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
  • Bursa Airport (BTZ)
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ)

Other distances from Jaffna

Distance 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

Other distances from Istanbul

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Istanbul to Ankara 353 km
From Istanbul to Bursa 91 km
From Istanbul to Gaziantep 851 km
From Istanbul to Diyarbakır 1,028 km
From Istanbul to Adana 710 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Jaffna and Istanbul.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Brampton, Canada Sevilla, Spain 6,083 km
Bogotá, Colombia Sacramento, United States 6,082 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Adelaide, Australia 6,082 km
Valencia, Spain Brooklyn, United States 6,082 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Montevideo, Uruguay 6,082 km
Valencia, Spain New York City, United States 6,084 km
Nairobi, Kenya Zaragoza, Spain 6,084 km
Stockholm, Sweden Bhopal, India 6,082 km
Budapest, Hungary Halifax, Canada 6,084 km
Hyderabad, India Saint Petersburg, Russia 6,084 km
The Bronx, United States Murcia, Spain 6,084 km
Lima, Peru Tucson, United States 6,085 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Villa Nueva, Guatemala 6,085 km
Arequipa, Peru Arlington, United States 6,081 km
Winnipeg, Canada Leeds, United Kingdom 6,085 km
Managua, Nicaragua Maceió, Brazil 6,085 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Guatemala City, Guatemala 6,081 km
Nairobi, Kenya Córdoba, Spain 6,085 km
Rosario, Argentina Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 6,080 km
Houston, United States Cochabamba, Bolivia 6,086 km

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