Distance from Puttalam to Kenema

The distance between Puttalam, Sri Lanka and Kenema, Sierra Leone is 10,008 kilometers (6,219 miles).

Puttalam, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Kenema, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

From Puttalam to Kenema, the straight-line distance is 10,008 kilometers, heading west. Puttalam is at only 8 meters above sea level, while Kenema is at 182 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
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)
Kenema, Sierra Leone

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Freetown

Coordinates: 7.8769° N 11.1903° W

Elevation: 182 m (597 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Kenema Airport (KEN)
  • Bo Airport (KBS)
  • Yengema Airport (WYE)
  • Gbangbatok Airport (GBK)
  • Sherbro International Airport (BTE)

Other distances from Puttalam

Distance 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

Other distances from Kenema

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Kenema to Freetown 235 km
From Kenema to Bo 61 km
From Kenema to Koidu 88 km
From Kenema to Makeni 146 km
From Kenema to Waterloo 213 km

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San Pedro Sula, Honduras Ibadan, Nigeria 10,006 km
Bucharest, Romania Brasília, Brazil 10,006 km
Madrid, Spain Rosario, Argentina 10,010 km
Bogotá, Colombia Belgrade, Serbia 10,010 km
Saint Petersburg, Russia San Pedro Sula, Honduras 10,006 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Mesa, United States 10,005 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Wellington, New Zealand 10,005 km
Shanghai, China Zaragoza, Spain 10,011 km
Sydney, Australia Lucknow, India 10,005 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Soacha, Colombia 10,005 km
Phoenix, United States Kyiv, Ukraine 10,012 km
Paris, France Chiclayo, Peru 10,004 km
Lima, Peru Barcelona, Spain 10,004 km

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