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MWH to HRI: distance & flight time
Grant County Airport (Grant County International Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,535 mi
13,736 km · 7,417 nm
17h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,535 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 12m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MWH — Grant County International Airport · Grant County Airport, 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.
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Near MWH
- EAT · Pangborn Memorial Airport44 mi away
- PSC · Tri Cities Airport66 mi away
- YKM · Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field73 mi away
- SKA · Fairchild Air Force Base83 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 MWH from HRI?
The flight distance from Grant County Airport (MWH) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,535 miles (13,736 km, 7,417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MWH to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Grant County Airport and Mattala?
Mattala is 12.5 hours ahead of Grant County Airport.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MWH to HRI?
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