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YPL to GIU: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
8,297 mi
13,353 km · 7,210 nm
16h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,297 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 44m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YPL — Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, 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.
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Near YPL
- YAC · Cat Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport80 mi away
- YYW · Armstrong Airport98 mi away
- YFH · Fort Hope Airport100 mi away
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 YPL from GIU?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 8,297 miles (13,353 km, 7,210 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 44m 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 Pickle Lake and Sigiriya?
Sigiriya is 10.5 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to GIU?
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