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LYC to ACJ: distance & flight time
Lycksele (Lycksele Airport) → Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura Air Force Base)
4,879 mi
7,852 km · 4,240 nm
10h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,879 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LYC — Lycksele Airport · Lycksele, Sweden
- ACJ — Anuradhapura Air Force Base · Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYC
- SQO · Storuman Airport41 mi away
- VHM · Vilhelmina Airport56 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport70 mi away
- UME · Umeå Airport70 mi away
Near ACJ
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base31 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base42 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport54 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYC from ACJ?
The flight distance from Lycksele (LYC) to Anuradhapura (ACJ) is 4,879 miles (7,852 km, 4,240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYC to ACJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 2m 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 Lycksele and Anuradhapura?
Anuradhapura is 3.5 hours ahead of Lycksele.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYC to ACJ?
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