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LDE to HRI: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
5,475 mi
8,811 km · 4,758 nm
11h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,475 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 12m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from HRI?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Mattala (HRI) is 5,475 miles (8,811 km, 4,758 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 12m 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 Tarbes and Mattala?
Mattala is 3.5 hours ahead of Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to HRI?
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