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BNK to HIM: distance & flight time
Ballina Byron Bay (Ballina Byron Gateway Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,453 mi
8,776 km · 4,739 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,453 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m 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
- BNK — Ballina Byron Gateway Airport · Ballina Byron Bay, 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 BNK
- LSY · Lismore Airport18 mi away
- OOL · Gold Coast Airport46 mi away
- GFN · Grafton Airport72 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport94 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 BNK from HIM?
The flight distance from Ballina Byron Bay (BNK) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,453 miles (8,776 km, 4,739 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNK to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 BNK to HIM?
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