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BBS to HIM: distance & flight time
Blackbushe (Blackbushe Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,432 mi
8,742 km · 4,721 nm
11h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,432 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 7m 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
- BBS — Blackbushe Airport · Blackbushe, United Kingdom
- 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 BBS
- LHR · London Heathrow Airport19 mi away
- LGW · London Gatwick Airport31 mi away
- FAB · Farnborough Airport5 mi away
- ODH · RAF Odiham7 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 BBS from HIM?
The flight distance from Blackbushe (BBS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,432 miles (8,742 km, 4,721 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 7m 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 BBS to HIM?
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