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BRN to HIM: distance & flight time
Bern (Bern Belp Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,035 mi
8,103 km · 4,375 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,035 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m 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
- BRN — Bern Belp Airport · Bern, Switzerland
- 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 BRN
- ZHI · Grenchen Airport19 mi away
- ZIN · Interlaken Air Base24 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport30 mi away
- EML · Emmen Air Base40 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 BRN from HIM?
The flight distance from Bern (BRN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,035 miles (8,103 km, 4,375 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m 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 BRN to HIM?
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