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BIS to HIM: distance & flight time
Bismarck (Bismarck Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,647 mi
13,917 km · 7,514 nm
17h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,647 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- BIS — Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck, 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 BIS
- MBG · Mobridge Municipal Airport86 mi away
- DIK · Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport97 mi away
- JMS · Jamestown Regional Airport98 mi away
- MOT · Minot International Airport106 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 BIS from HIM?
The flight distance from Bismarck (BIS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,647 miles (13,917 km, 7,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BIS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 25m 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 BIS to HIM?
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