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BWH to HIM: distance & flight time
Butterworth (Butterworth Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,343 mi
2,162 km · 1,167 nm
3h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,343 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 23m 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
- BWH — Butterworth Airport · Butterworth, Malaysia
- 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 BWH
- PEN · Penang International Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport50 mi away
- LGK · Langkawi International Airport75 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport79 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 BWH from HIM?
The flight distance from Butterworth (BWH) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,343 miles (2,162 km, 1,167 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWH to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 23m 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 BWH to HIM?
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