Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Jaffna airport (Sri Lanka)
Jaffna airport is located near Jaffna, with Valvedditturai at 7mi↑, Jaffna at 10mi↑, Point Pedro at 11mi↑, Kilinochchi at 35mi↑, Vedaraniyam at 42mi↑, Mannar at 57mi↑, Muttupet at 58mi↑, Adirampattinam at 60mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Sri Lanka and Southernmost airports in Sri Lanka
→ See also airports in Sri Lanka
aerial view of Jaffna airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : VCCJ
- IATA code : JAF
- Local code : -
Elevation : 10 m = 33ft
→ See also Highest airports in Sri Lanka and Lowest airports in Sri Lanka
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 2286m = 7500ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Sri Lanka
Coming to Jaffna airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
By plane :
- Jaffna airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Iranamadu seaplane base at 43mi : book on Trip.com
- Tanjore Air Force Base airport at 92mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF
METAR for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF
METAR VCCJ 220910Z 23007KT CAVOK 32/23 Q1007 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF
METAR issued by VCCJ on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 09:10 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 49 hours and -2845 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 32°C = 90°F, dew point is 23°C = 73°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 59 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 230°.
Sky clear.
No TAF for Jaffna airport
but aviation weather is available at Tanjore Air Force Base airport (VOTJ) at 92mi↑
NOTAM for Jaffna airport
Around Jaffna airport (Sri Lanka)
near
- Hotels in Valvedditturai
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3048mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 4791mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 4795mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 4805mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 4821mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 4872mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 4878mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 4880mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 4886mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 4894mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 4899mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 4903mi↑
- for Jaffna airport at 0mi↑
- for Iranamadu airport at 43mi↑
- for Iranamadu airport at 44mi↑
nearest airports to Jaffna airport (Sri Lanka)
- Iranamadu seaplane base ( IRU ) at 43mi↑
- Iranamadu airport ( LK-0001) at 44mi↑
- Sri Lanka Air Force Station Mullaitivu airport ( LK-0004) at 58mi↑
- Thalladi airport ( LK-0003) at 59mi↑
- Nagapattinam heliport ( IN-0144) at 71mi↑
- INS Parundu heliport ( IN-0147) at 73mi↑
- MARG heliport ( IN-0143) at 74mi↑
- Vavuniya airport (VCCV ) at 78mi↑NOTAM
- Ramnad Naval Air Station airport (VORM ) at 82mi↑NOTAM
- Ramanathapuram heliport ( IN-0148) at 88mi↑
- Chettinad Airstrip airport ( IN-0006) at 91mi↑defunct airport
- Tanjore Air Force Base airport (VOTJ TJV ) at 92mi↑TAF NOTAM
- AVC Polytechnic College heliport ( IN-0142) at 94mi↑
- Anuradhapura Air Force Base airport (VCCA ACJ ) at 106mi↑NOTAM
- Dutch Bay SPB seaplane base ( DBK ) at 107mi↑
- Tiruchirapally Civil airport (VOTR TRZ ) at 114mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Sri Lanka
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
