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ALG to HIM: distance & flight time
Algier (Houari Boumediene Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,210 mi
8,385 km · 4,528 nm
10h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,210 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 41m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ALG — Houari Boumediene Airport · Algier, Algeria
- 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 ALG
- QLD · Blida Airport26 mi away
- BJA · Soummam Airport103 mi away
- BUJ · Bou Saada Airport109 mi away
- CFK · Ech Cheliff Airport110 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 ALG from HIM?
The flight distance from Algier (ALG) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,210 miles (8,385 km, 4,528 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALG to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 41m 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 ALG to HIM?
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