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FET to HRI: distance & flight time
Fremont (Fremont Municipal Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
9,135 mi
14,702 km · 7,938 nm
18h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,135 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 23m 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
- FET — Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont, 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 FET
- OMA · Eppley Airfield34 mi away
- OFF · Offutt Air Force Base39 mi away
- CBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport42 mi away
- LNK · Lincoln Airport43 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 FET from HRI?
The flight distance from Fremont (FET) to Mattala (HRI) is 9,135 miles (14,702 km, 7,938 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FET to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 23m 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 FET to HRI?
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