# Distance from Hyderabad (HYD) to Galle (KCT)

> 1,267 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,267 km / 787 mi / 684 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 170° (south)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Sri Lanka
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 15:51 in Hyderabad, it's 15:51 in Galle)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,014 ft (KCT is lower than HYD)

## Airports

### [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hyderabad, India
- ICAO: VOHS
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 17.230000, 78.430000
- Elevation: 2,024 ft

### [Koggala Airport (KCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kct-galle-koggala-airport/1ef266df-ef77-69b0-94bb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galle, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCK
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 5.990000, 80.320000
- Elevation: 10 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Shamshabad (HYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hyd-hyderabad-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport-shamshabad/1ef266df-f3cc-6718-a7c7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Koggala Airport (KCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kct-galle-koggala-airport/1ef266df-ef77-69b0-94bb-06bb2780ed98)
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