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HRI to HAF: distance & flight time
Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport) → Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport)
9,049 mi
14,564 km · 7,864 nm
18h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,049 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HRI — Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala, Sri Lanka
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HRI
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport8 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport59 mi away
- ADP · Ampara Airport81 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport93 mi away
Near HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HRI from HAF?
The flight distance from Mattala (HRI) to Half Moon Bay (HAF) is 9,049 miles (14,564 km, 7,864 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HRI to HAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 13m 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 HRI to HAF?
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