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HRI to PNY: distance & flight time
Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport) → Pendicherry (Pondicherry Airport)
403 mi
648 km · 350 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
403 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m 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
- PNY — Pondicherry Airport · Pendicherry, India
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 PNY
- MAA · Chennai International Airport75 mi away
- TJV · Tanjore Air Force Base99 mi away
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport112 mi away
- TIR · Tirupati Airport116 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HRI from PNY?
The flight distance from Mattala (HRI) to Pendicherry (PNY) is 403 miles (648 km, 350 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HRI to PNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 PNY?
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