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IXM to HRI: distance & flight time
Madurai (Madurai Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
321 mi
517 km · 279 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
321 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- IXM — Madurai Airport · Madurai, India
- HRI — Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IXM
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport77 mi away
- TJV · Tanjore Air Force Base92 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport109 mi away
- COK · Cochin International Airport117 mi away
Near HRI
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport8 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport59 mi away
- ADP · Ampara Airport81 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport93 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IXM from HRI?
The flight distance from Madurai (IXM) to Mattala (HRI) is 321 miles (517 km, 279 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IXM to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 IXM to HRI?
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