# Distance from Addis Ababa (ADD) to Hambantota (HRI)

> 4,671 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,671 km / 2,903 mi / 2,522 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 22:08 in Addis Ababa, it's 00:38 in Hambantota)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,473 ft (HRI is lower than ADD)

## Airports

### [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAB
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 8.980000, 38.800000
- Elevation: 7,630 ft

### [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hambantota, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCRI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.280000, 81.120000
- Elevation: 157 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 22:08 in Addis Ababa, it's 00:38 in Hambantota.

## Related

- [Bole International Airport (ADD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/add-addis-ababa-bole-international-airport/1ef266de-e9ca-65ea-ac78-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)