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PIW to GIU: distance & flight time
Pikwitonei (Pikwitonei Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
8,045 mi
12,946 km · 6,991 nm
16h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,045 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 14m 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
- PIW — Pikwitonei Airport · Pikwitonei, Canada
- 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.
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Near PIW
- YTD · Thicket Portage Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport31 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport54 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 PIW from GIU?
The flight distance from Pikwitonei (PIW) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 8,045 miles (12,946 km, 6,991 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIW to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 14m 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 PIW to GIU?
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