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RBL to HRI: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,900 mi
14,324 km · 7,734 nm
17h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 55m 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
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red Bluff, 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from HRI?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,900 miles (14,324 km, 7,734 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 55m 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 Red Bluff and Mattala?
Mattala is 12.5 hours ahead of Red Bluff.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RBL to HRI?
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