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GBD to KCT: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Koggala (Koggala Airport)
9,373 mi
15,084 km · 8,145 nm
18h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,373 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 51m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from KCT?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Koggala (KCT) is 9,373 miles (15,084 km, 8,145 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to KCT?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 51m 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 time difference between Great Bend and Koggala?
Koggala is 10.5 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to KCT?
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