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YQS to WRZ: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Wirawila (Weerawila Airport)
8,873 mi
14,279 km · 7,710 nm
17h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,873 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- WRZ — Weerawila Airport · Wirawila, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 mi away
Near WRZ
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport8 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- ADP · Ampara Airport80 mi away
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YQS from WRZ?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Wirawila (WRZ) is 8,873 miles (14,279 km, 7,710 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to WRZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 cheapest way to fly from YQS to WRZ?
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