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BOU to HIM: distance & flight time
Bourges (Bourges Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,276 mi
8,492 km · 4,585 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,276 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m 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
- BOU — Bourges Airport · Bourges, France
- 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 BOU
- CHR · Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport34 mi away
- NVS · Nevers-Fourchambault Airport35 mi away
- MCU · Montluçon-Guéret Airport58 mi away
- ORE · Orléans-Bricy (BA 123) Air Base70 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 BOU from HIM?
The flight distance from Bourges (BOU) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,276 miles (8,492 km, 4,585 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOU to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 BOU to HIM?
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