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AVL to HIM: distance & flight time
Asheville (Asheville Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,246 mi
14,880 km · 8,035 nm
18h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,246 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- AVL — Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville, United States
- 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 AVL
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport42 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport42 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport48 mi away
- SPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport49 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 AVL from HIM?
The flight distance from Asheville (AVL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,246 miles (14,880 km, 8,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 36m 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 AVL to HIM?
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