Airports / Sri Lanka / JAF
Jaffna International Airport
VCCJ / JAFJaffna, Sri LankaELEV 33 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
92 nm
To the nearest alternate
Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ).
Overview
Jaffna International Airport (VCCJ / JAF) is a large commercial airport serving Jaffna, Sri Lanka. The airport sits 33 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into JAF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ, 92 nm), Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ, 99 nm), and China Bay Airport (TRR, 100 nm).
Charter pricing from JAF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under SLAF Palaly and Kankesanturai. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Jaffna.
Field capability
ICAO
VCCJ
IATA
JAF
FAA / Local
VCCJ
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
9.7923° N · 80.0701° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Sri Lanka fields
state range 6–324 ft
At 33 ft, JAF sits higher than 50% of the 10 Sri Lanka fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 92nmACJAnuradhapura AirportAnuradhapura
- 99nmTRZTiruchirappalli International AirportTiruchirappalli
- 100nmTRRChina Bay AirportTrincomalee
- 117nmIXMMadurai AirportMadurai
- 118nmHIMHingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa Town
- 132nmPNYPondicherry AirportPuducherry (Pondicherry)
Location
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