Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YRI to GIU: distance & flight time
Riviere Du Loup (Rivière-du-Loup Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
8,182 mi
13,167 km · 7,110 nm
16h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
See live YRI→GIU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,182 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 31m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YRI — Rivière-du-Loup Airport · Riviere Du Loup, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YRI
- YML · Charlevoix Airport32 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport68 mi away
- YXK · Rimouski Airport70 mi away
- YFE · Forestville Airport71 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 YRI from GIU?
The flight distance from Riviere Du Loup (YRI) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 8,182 miles (13,167 km, 7,110 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YRI to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 31m 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 Riviere Du Loup and Sigiriya?
Sigiriya is 9.5 hours ahead of Riviere Du Loup.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YRI to GIU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YRI–GIU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.