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HRI to PIW: distance & flight time
Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport) → Pikwitonei (Pikwitonei Airport)
8,161 mi
13,133 km · 7,091 nm
16h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,161 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 28m 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
- HRI — Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala, Sri Lanka
- PIW — Pikwitonei Airport · Pikwitonei, Canada
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 PIW
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport31 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HRI from PIW?
The flight distance from Mattala (HRI) to Pikwitonei (PIW) is 8,161 miles (13,133 km, 7,091 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HRI to PIW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 28m 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 PIW?
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