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BNG to GIU: distance & flight time
Banning (Banning Municipal Airport) → Sigiriya (Sigiriya Air Force Base)
9,322 mi
15,003 km · 8,101 nm
18h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,322 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 45m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, United States
- GIU — Sigiriya Air Force Base · Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 mi away
Near GIU
- HIM · Hingurakgoda Air Force Base18 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base31 mi away
- TRR · China Bay Airport51 mi away
- BTC · Batticaloa Airport67 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BNG from GIU?
The flight distance from Banning (BNG) to Sigiriya (GIU) is 9,322 miles (15,003 km, 8,101 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNG to GIU?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 45m 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 BNG to GIU?
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