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GBD to WRZ: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Wirawila (Weerawila Airport)
9,355 mi
15,056 km · 8,130 nm
18h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,355 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 49m 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
- WRZ — Weerawila Airport · Wirawila, 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 WRZ
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport8 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- ADP · Ampara Airport80 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from WRZ?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Wirawila (WRZ) is 9,355 miles (15,056 km, 8,130 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to WRZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 49m 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 Wirawila?
Wirawila is 10.5 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to WRZ?
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