FLIGHT TIME / CALCULATED ESTIMATE
Jaffna ↗ San Francisco
JAF / Jaffna International AirportSFO / San Francisco International Airport
MODELLED FLYING TIME17h 44mIllustrative estimate, not a scheduled flight
GREAT-CIRCLE DISTANCE14,249 kmGeographic straight-line distance
ROUTE CATEGORYInternationalOrigin and destination country records
How long is the flight?
The calculated airborne flight-time estimate between Jaffna (JAF) and San Francisco (SFO) is approximately 17 hours and 44 minutes for a modelled route length of 14,249 km.
This is not a confirmed nonstop service or published airline schedule. Airlines can use different paths, and connection time, taxiing, winds, weather, airspace restrictions and operational delays can change the actual journey.
Reference coordinates
Departure: Jaffna International Airport. Arrival: San Francisco International Airport. Both airport-code and coordinate records are drawn from the site’s imported aviation dataset, with initial curated data used until refreshed.