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BOW to HIM: distance & flight time
Bartow (Bartow Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,696 mi
15,605 km · 8,426 nm
19h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,696 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 29m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- BOW — Bartow Municipal Airport · Bartow, United States
- 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 BOW
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 BOW from HIM?
The flight distance from Bartow (BOW) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,696 miles (15,605 km, 8,426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BOW to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 29m 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 BOW to HIM?
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