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UKT to HRI: distance & flight time
Quakertown (Quakertown Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,880 mi
14,291 km · 7,717 nm
17h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,880 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- UKT — Quakertown Airport · Quakertown, 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 UKT
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport40 mi away
- ABE · Lehigh Valley International Airport15 mi away
- DYL · Doylestown Airport15 mi away
- NXX · Willow Grove Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base20 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 UKT from HRI?
The flight distance from Quakertown (UKT) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,880 miles (14,291 km, 7,717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UKT to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 53m 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 UKT to HRI?
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