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ABH to HIM: distance & flight time
Alpha (Alpha Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,935 mi
7,942 km · 4,289 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,935 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ABH — Alpha Airport · Alpha, Australia
- HIM — Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABH
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport81 mi away
- CMQ · Clermont Airport89 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport91 mi away
- EMD · Emerald Airport101 mi away
Near HIM
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base18 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport36 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base42 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABH from HIM?
The flight distance from Alpha (ABH) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,935 miles (7,942 km, 4,289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABH to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ABH to HIM?
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