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BAV to HIM: distance & flight time
Baotou (Baotou Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
2,868 mi
4,615 km · 2,492 nm
6h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,868 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- BAV — Baotou Airport · Baotou, China
- 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 BAV
- DSN · Ordos Ejin Horo Airport74 mi away
- HET · Baita International Airport98 mi away
- RLK · Bayannur Tianjitai Airport121 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 BAV from HIM?
The flight distance from Baotou (BAV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 2,868 miles (4,615 km, 2,492 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BAV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 5m 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 BAV to HIM?
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