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PVU to HRI: distance & flight time
Provo (Provo Municipal Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
9,121 mi
14,679 km · 7,926 nm
18h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,121 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 21m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PVU — Provo Municipal Airport · Provo, 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 PVU
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport42 mi away
- HIF · Hill Air Force Base64 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field66 mi away
- OGD · Ogden Hinckley Airport69 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 PVU from HRI?
The flight distance from Provo (PVU) to Mattala (HRI) is 9,121 miles (14,679 km, 7,926 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVU to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 21m 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 Provo and Mattala?
Mattala is 11.5 hours ahead of Provo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVU to HRI?
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