# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Hambantota (HRI)

> 7,599 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,599 km / 4,722 mi / 4,103 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 334° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 00:18 in Helsinki, it's 02:48 in Hambantota)
- **Elevation difference**: 22 ft (HRI is lower than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 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 00:18 in Helsinki, it's 02:48 in Hambantota.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hri-hambantota-mattala-rajapaksa-international-airport/1ef266df-ef8f-67b8-b362-06bb2780ed98)
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