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CAT to HIM: distance & flight time
Cascais (Cascais Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,889 mi
9,478 km · 5,118 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,889 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m 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
- CAT — Cascais Airport · Cascais, Portugal
- 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 CAT
- LIS · Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport)12 mi away
- AVR · Alverca Air Base21 mi away
- QLR · Monte Real Air Base80 mi away
- BYJ · Beja Airport / Airbase89 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 CAT from HIM?
The flight distance from Cascais (CAT) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,889 miles (9,478 km, 5,118 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAT to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 CAT to HIM?
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