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CAR to HIM: distance & flight time
Caribou (Caribou Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,191 mi
13,183 km · 7,118 nm
16h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,191 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 32m 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
- CAR — Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou, 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 CAR
- PQI · Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle13 mi away
- YSL · St Leonard Airport22 mi away
- WFK · Northern Aroostook Regional Airport32 mi away
- HUL · Houlton International Airport53 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 CAR from HIM?
The flight distance from Caribou (CAR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,191 miles (13,183 km, 7,118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 32m 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 CAR to HIM?
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