Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MTC to GIU: distance & flight time
Mount Clemens (Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
8,792 mi
14,150 km · 7,640 nm
17h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
See live MTC→GIU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,792 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 42m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MTC — Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport · Mount Clemens, United States
- GIU — Sigiriya Air Force Base · Sigiriya, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MTC
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport38 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport17 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport24 mi away
- PHN · St Clair County International Airport26 mi away
Near GIU
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base18 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base31 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport51 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MTC from GIU?
The flight distance from Mount Clemens (MTC) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 8,792 miles (14,150 km, 7,640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTC to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 42m 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 Mount Clemens and Sigiriya?
Sigiriya is 9.5 hours ahead of Mount Clemens.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MTC to GIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MTC–GIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.