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YHE to HRI: distance & flight time
Hope (Hope Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,357 mi
13,450 km · 7,262 nm
16h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,357 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 51m 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
- YHE — Hope Airport · Hope, Canada
- 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 YHE
- YCW · Chilliwack Airport25 mi away
- YVR · Vancouver International Airport77 mi away
- YXX · Abbotsford Airport46 mi away
- YLY · Langley Airport54 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 YHE from HRI?
The flight distance from Hope (YHE) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,357 miles (13,450 km, 7,262 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YHE to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 51m 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 YHE to HRI?
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