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YPL to KCT: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Koggala (Koggala Airport)
8,429 mi
13,564 km · 7,324 nm
17h
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 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
- KCT — Koggala Airport · Koggala, 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 KCT
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport59 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport65 mi away
- WRZ · Weerawila Airport65 mi away
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from KCT?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Koggala (KCT) is 8,429 miles (13,564 km, 7,324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to KCT?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Koggala?
Koggala is 10.5 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to KCT?
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