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URE to ACJ: distance & flight time
Kuressaare (Kuressaare Airport) → Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura Air Force Base)
4,592 mi
7,390 km · 3,990 nm
9h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,592 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 28m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- URE — Kuressaare Airport · Kuressaare, Estonia
- ACJ — Anuradhapura Air Force Base · Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near URE
- KDL · Kärdla Airport54 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport70 mi away
- EPU · Pärnu Airport72 mi away
- RIX · Riga International Airport105 mi away
Near ACJ
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base31 mi away
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base42 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport54 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport86 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is URE from ACJ?
The flight distance from Kuressaare (URE) to Anuradhapura (ACJ) is 4,592 miles (7,390 km, 3,990 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from URE to ACJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from URE to ACJ?
Nonstop service on URE–ACJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 28m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Kuressaare and Anuradhapura?
Anuradhapura is 3.5 hours ahead of Kuressaare.
What is the cheapest way to fly from URE to ACJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on URE–ACJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some URE to ACJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain URE–ACJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.