Distance from Mek'ele to Puttalam

The distance between Mek'ele, Ethiopia and Puttalam, Sri Lanka is 4,449 kilometers (2,765 miles).

Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia

Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Mek'ele to Puttalam, the straight-line distance is 4,449 kilometers, heading east. Mek'ele is situated at an altitude of 2,068 meters above sea level, while Puttalam is at only 8 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 6-8 hours
Jet fighter 4-5 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Mek'ele, Ethiopia

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa

Coordinates: 13.4967° N 39.4753° E

Elevation: 2,068 m (6,785 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX)
  • Axum Airport (AXU)
  • Lalibela Airport (LLI)
  • Asmara International Airport (ASM)
  • Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)
Puttalam, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 8.0362° N 79.8283° E

Elevation: 8 m (26 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Anuradhapura Air Force Base (ACJ)
  • Bandaranayake International Air Port (CMB)
  • Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU)
  • Hingurakgoda Minneriya Airport (MNH)
  • Hingurakgoda Air Force Base (HIM)

Other distances from Mek'ele

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Mek'ele to Addis Ababa 501 km
From Mek'ele to Jijiga 585 km
From Mek'ele to Gonder 239 km
From Mek'ele to Bahir Dar 309 km
From Mek'ele to Dire Dawa 504 km

Other distances from Puttalam

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Puttalam to Colombo 122 km
From Puttalam to Jaffna 182 km
From Puttalam to Galle 224 km
From Puttalam to Batticaloa 209 km
From Puttalam to Pita Kotte 127 km

Cities within similar distances

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From To Distance (kilometers)
Minsk, Belarus Lahore, Pakistan 4,448 km
Los Angeles, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 4,450 km
Wellington, New Zealand Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 4,448 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cuenca, Ecuador 4,450 km
São Paulo, Brazil Bucaramanga, Colombia 4,451 km
El Paso, United States Ibagué, Colombia 4,451 km
London, United Kingdom Kano, Nigeria 4,451 km
Winnipeg, Canada San Juan, Puerto Rico 4,447 km
Chicago, United States Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 4,451 km
Istanbul, Turkey Onitsha, Nigeria 4,447 km
Belgrade, Serbia Ibadan, Nigeria 4,446 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Ibagué, Colombia 4,446 km
Baghdad, Iraq Kolkata, India 4,453 km
Shanghai, China Lahore, Pakistan 4,445 km
Kano, Nigeria Islington, United Kingdom 4,453 km
Cochabamba, Bolivia Mixco, Guatemala 4,444 km
Vancouver, Canada Halifax, Canada 4,444 km
Manchester, United Kingdom Halifax, Canada 4,443 km
Seattle, United States Halifax, Canada 4,443 km
Lucknow, India Seoul, South Korea 4,455 km

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