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YPL to HRI: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Mattala (Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport)
8,415 mi
13,543 km · 7,312 nm
16h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,415 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 58m 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
- 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 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 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 YPL from HRI?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Mattala (HRI) is 8,415 miles (13,543 km, 7,312 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to HRI?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 58m 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 Mattala?
Mattala is 10.5 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to HRI?
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