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MRF to HRI: distance & flight time
Marfa (Marfa Municipal Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
9,881 mi
15,903 km · 8,587 nm
19h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,881 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 51m 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
- MRF — Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa, United States
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near MRF
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport76 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport76 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport109 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 MRF from HRI?
The flight distance from Marfa (MRF) to Mattala (HRI) is 9,881 miles (15,903 km, 8,587 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRF to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 51m 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 MRF to HRI?
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