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BKY to HIM: distance & flight time
Bukavu/kavumu (Bukavu Kavumu Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,665 mi
5,899 km · 3,185 nm
7h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,665 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 39m 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
- BKY — Bukavu Kavumu Airport · Bukavu/kavumu, Congo (Kinshasa)
- 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 BKY
- KME · Kamembe Airport13 mi away
- GOM · Goma International Airport53 mi away
- GYI · Gisenyi Airport54 mi away
- BJM · Bujumbura International Airport78 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 BKY from HIM?
The flight distance from Bukavu/kavumu (BKY) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,665 miles (5,899 km, 3,185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BKY to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 39m 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 BKY to HIM?
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