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PPI to RML: distance & flight time
(Port Pirie Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
4,703 mi
7,568 km · 4,086 nm
9h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,703 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 41m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PPI — Port Pirie Airport · , Australia
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PPI
- WYA · Whyalla Airport30 mi away
- PUG · Port Augusta Airport53 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport92 mi away
- ADL · Adelaide International Airport122 mi away
Near RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PPI from RML?
The flight distance from (PPI) to Colombo (RML) is 4,703 miles (7,568 km, 4,086 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PPI to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 41m 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 PPI to RML?
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