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AVR to HIM: distance & flight time
Alverca (Alverca Air Base) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,871 mi
9,448 km · 5,101 nm
11h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,871 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 59m 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
- AVR — Alverca Air Base · Alverca, Portugal
- 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 AVR
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)9 mi away
- CAT · Cascais Airport21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base66 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase81 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 AVR from HIM?
The flight distance from Alverca (AVR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,871 miles (9,448 km, 5,101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AVR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 59m 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 AVR to HIM?
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