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YSQ to GIU: distance & flight time
Songyuan (Songyuan Chaganhu Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
3,653 mi
5,879 km · 3,175 nm
7h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
3,653 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 38m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YSQ — Songyuan Chaganhu Airport · Songyuan, China
- 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.
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Near YSQ
- DBC · Baicheng Chang'an Airport84 mi away
- CGQ · Longjia Airport86 mi away
- HRB · Taiping Airport95 mi away
- DQA · Saertu Airport128 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 YSQ from GIU?
The flight distance from Songyuan (YSQ) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 3,653 miles (5,879 km, 3,175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSQ to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 38m 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 YSQ to GIU?
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