# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Jaffna (JAF)

> 8,190 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,190 km / 5,089 mi / 4,422 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 90° (east)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 17:15 in Algiers, it's 21:45 in Jaffna)
- **Elevation difference**: 49 ft (JAF is lower than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Jaffna International Airport (JAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaf-jaffna-jaffna-international-airport/1ef266df-ef73-6e28-aa60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCJ
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 9.790000, 80.070000
- Elevation: 33 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:15 in Algiers, it's 21:45 in Jaffna.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jaffna International Airport (JAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jaf-jaffna-jaffna-international-airport/1ef266df-ef73-6e28-aa60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)