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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↑,

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Hotels in Jaffna airport

aerial view of Jaffna airport

Airport code

Elevation : 10 m = 33ft

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Runways

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weather : few clouds at Valvedditturai

quelques nuages
79°F

wind ↑ 9mph
gusting to 14mph

Aviation weather for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF

METAR for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF

VCCJ 120910Z 01006KT 9999 SCT018 BKN080 26/24 Q1009 NOSIG RMK: THE OBSERVATION POINT IS 20 KM FROM VCCJ

Decoded METAR for Jaffna airport VCCJ JAF

METAR issued by VCCJ on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 09:10 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 days and 256 hours and -14367 minutes ago.

visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

The temperature is 26°C = 79°F, dew point is 24°C = 75°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.

QNH is 1009hPa = 29.8inHg

Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 10°.

Clouds : scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m. broken at 8000ft = 2440m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours remarks : : THE OBSER cloud of volcanic ashes TION whirlwinds of dust INT IS 20 KM FROM in vicinity CJ

No TAF for Jaffna airport

but aviation weather is available at Tanjore Air Force Base airport (VOTJ) at 92mi↑

NOTAM for Jaffna airport

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Around Jaffna airport (Sri Lanka)

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