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YPD to GIU: distance & flight time
Parry Sound (Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
8,567 mi
13,787 km · 7,445 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,567 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YPD — Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport · Parry Sound, Canada
- GIU — Sigiriya Air Force Base · Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near YPD
Near GIU
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base18 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base31 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport51 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPD from GIU?
The flight distance from Parry Sound (YPD) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 8,567 miles (13,787 km, 7,445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPD to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 16m 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 YPD to GIU?
Nonstop service on YPD–GIU 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 17h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Parry Sound and Sigiriya?
Sigiriya is 10.5 hours ahead of Parry Sound.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPD to GIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YPD–GIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YPD to GIU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YPD–GIU 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.