Located in the town of Palaly in the Nothern province, the Jaffna International Airport was built by the occupying British during World War 2. It was the country’s second international airport before being taken over by the Air Force during the war. After several false starts, the airport and its runway were redeveloped for civilian use at a cost of over Rs2 billion. Around 15% of redevelopment cost was provided by the government of India.

JAF

IATA station code for the Jaffna International Airport

16 Km

distance from the Jaffna city to the airport located on the Nothern tip of the peninsular

2,305 m

the length of the newly laid runway which is also 45m wide