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BGR to HIM: distance & flight time
Bangor (Bangor International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,330 mi
13,406 km · 7,239 nm
16h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,330 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 48m 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
- BGR — Bangor International Airport · Bangor, 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 BGR
- BHB · Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport34 mi away
- RKD · Knox County Regional Airport53 mi away
- AUG · Augusta State Airport58 mi away
- NHZ · Brunswick Executive Airport84 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 BGR from HIM?
The flight distance from Bangor (BGR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,330 miles (13,406 km, 7,239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BGR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 48m 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 BGR to HIM?
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