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BKQ to HIM: distance & flight time
Blackall (Blackall Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,883 mi
7,859 km · 4,243 nm
10h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,883 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 2m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BKQ — Blackall Airport · Blackall, Australia
- 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 BKQ
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport60 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport91 mi away
- LRE · Longreach Airport100 mi away
- CTL · Charleville Airport147 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 BKQ from HIM?
The flight distance from Blackall (BKQ) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,883 miles (7,859 km, 4,243 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKQ to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 2m 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 BKQ to HIM?
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