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YPL to RML: distance & flight time
Pickle Lake (Pickle Lake Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
8,368 mi
13,467 km · 7,272 nm
16h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,368 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 52m 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, 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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPL from RML?
The flight distance from Pickle Lake (YPL) to Colombo (RML) is 8,368 miles (13,467 km, 7,272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPL to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 52m 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 Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Pickle Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YPL to RML?
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