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CGD to HIM: distance & flight time
Changde (Changde Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
2,459 mi
3,957 km · 2,137 nm
5h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- CGD — Changde Airport · Changde, China
- 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 CGD
- DYG · Dayong Airport73 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport108 mi away
- YIH · Yichang Sanxia Airport114 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 CGD from HIM?
The flight distance from Changde (CGD) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 2,459 miles (3,957 km, 2,137 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGD to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 17m 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 CGD to HIM?
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