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YXL to RML: distance & flight time
Sioux Lookout (Sioux Lookout Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
8,472 mi
13,635 km · 7,362 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,472 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m 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
- YXL — Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, 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 YXL
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport42 mi away
- ZUC · Ignace Municipal Airport48 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport93 mi away
- YRL · Red Lake Airport106 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 YXL from RML?
The flight distance from Sioux Lookout (YXL) to Colombo (RML) is 8,472 miles (13,635 km, 7,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YXL to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 5m 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 Sioux Lookout and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Sioux Lookout.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YXL to RML?
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