Distance from Goroka to Jaffna

The distance between Goroka, Papua New Guinea and Jaffna, Sri Lanka is 7,457 kilometers (4,634 miles).

Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

From Goroka to Jaffna, the straight-line distance is 7,457 kilometers, heading west. Goroka is situated at an altitude of 1,574 meters above sea level, while Jaffna is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 12-14 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Goroka, Papua New Guinea

Local time:

Time Zone: Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates: 6.085° S 145.3867° E

Elevation: 1,574 m (5,164 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Goroka Airport (GKA)
  • Keglsugl Airport (KEG)
  • Chimbu Airport (CMU)
  • Aiyura Airport (AYU)
  • Gusap Airport (GAP)
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 9.6685° N 80.0074° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Kankesanturai Airport (JAF)
  • Tanjore Air Force Base (TJV)
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR)
  • Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)

Other distances from Goroka

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Goroka to Port Moresby 423 km
From Goroka to Lae 192 km
From Goroka to Madang 105 km
From Goroka to Wau 203 km
From Goroka to Buin 1,142 km

Other distances from Jaffna

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Jaffna to Colombo 303 km
From Jaffna to Galle 401 km
From Jaffna to Batticaloa 285 km
From Jaffna to Pita Kotte 307 km
From Jaffna to Matara 416 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Goroka and Jaffna.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Pune, India Manchester, United Kingdom 7,457 km
Manaus, Brazil Valladolid, Spain 7,457 km
Valencia, Spain Tampa, United States 7,457 km
Kumasi, Ghana Barquisimeto, Venezuela 7,458 km
Boston, United States Salta, Argentina 7,456 km
Surat, India Perth, Australia 7,458 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Gibraltar, Gibraltar 7,456 km
Amsterdam, Netherlands Miami, United States 7,458 km
Caracas, Venezuela Leicester, United Kingdom 7,458 km
Gold Coast, Australia Hanoi, Vietnam 7,458 km
Brasília, Brazil Córdoba, Spain 7,458 km
London, United Kingdom Nagpur, India 7,458 km
Havana, Cuba Bilbao, Spain 7,455 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Caracas, Venezuela 7,455 km
São Paulo, Brazil Toluca, Mexico 7,455 km
Seattle, United States Bradford, United Kingdom 7,455 km
Nashville, United States Asunción, Paraguay 7,459 km
Miami, United States Brussels, Belgium 7,460 km
Maracay, Venezuela Preston, United Kingdom 7,454 km
Rosario, Argentina Tonalá, Mexico 7,460 km

Measure more distances between cities