Distance from Kota Kinabalu to Jaffna

The distance between Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 3,997 kilometers (2,483 miles).

Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Kota Kinabalu to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 3,997 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Kota Kinabalu at 5 meters above sea level and Jaffna at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 6-8 hours
Jet fighter 4-5 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kuching

Coordinates: 5.9749° N 116.0724° E

Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kota Kinabalu International Airport (BKI)
  • Ranau Airport (RNU)
  • Labuan Airport (LBU)
  • Kudat Airport (KUD)
  • Lawas Airport (LWY)
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 Kota Kinabalu

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Kota Kinabalu to Kuala Lumpur 1,627 km
From Kota Kinabalu to Kampung Baru Subang 1,643 km
From Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan 227 km
From Kota Kinabalu to Johor Bahru 1,456 km
From Kota Kinabalu to Petaling Jaya 1,636 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

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Rome, Italy Benin City, Nigeria 3,997 km
Puebla, Mexico Surrey, Canada 3,996 km
Panama City, Panama Albuquerque, United States 3,996 km
Cairo, Egypt Glasgow, United Kingdom 3,996 km
Bogotá, Colombia Queens, United States 3,996 km
Brooklyn, United States Soacha, Colombia 3,995 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Trujillo, Peru 3,999 km
Edmonton, Canada Tlalpan, Mexico 3,995 km
Bengaluru, India Shenzhen, China 3,999 km
Belgrade, Serbia Kaduna, Nigeria 3,999 km
Queens, United States Soacha, Colombia 3,999 km
New York City, United States Bogotá, Colombia 3,999 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Asunción, Paraguay 4,000 km
Accra, Ghana Zaragoza, Spain 4,000 km
San Jose, United States Villa Nueva, Guatemala 3,994 km
Rome, Italy Onitsha, Nigeria 4,000 km
Fortaleza, Brazil Maracaibo, Venezuela 3,994 km
Brampton, Canada Barcelona, Venezuela 3,993 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Barcelona, Venezuela 3,993 km
Edmonton, Canada Xochimilco, Mexico 4,001 km

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