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CBR to HIM: distance & flight time
Canberra (Canberra International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,345 mi
8,601 km · 4,644 nm
10h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,345 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 57m 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
- CBR — Canberra International Airport · Canberra, Australia
- 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 CBR
- GUL · Goulburn Airport46 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport54 mi away
- MYA · Moruya Airport67 mi away
- OOM · Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport70 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 CBR from HIM?
The flight distance from Canberra (CBR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,345 miles (8,601 km, 4,644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CBR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 57m 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 CBR to HIM?
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