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BPI to HRI: distance & flight time
Big Piney (Miley Memorial Field) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,987 mi
14,463 km · 7,810 nm
18h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 5m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BPI — Miley Memorial Field · Big Piney, United States
- HRI — Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BPI
- PWY · Ralph Wenz Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field72 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport84 mi away
Near HRI
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport8 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport59 mi away
- ADP · Ampara Airport81 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BPI from HRI?
The flight distance from Big Piney (BPI) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,987 miles (14,463 km, 7,810 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BPI to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 5m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BPI to HRI?
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