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COS to HIM: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,179 mi
14,772 km · 7,976 nm
18h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,179 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, 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 COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial 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 COS from HIM?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,179 miles (14,772 km, 7,976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 28m 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 COS to HIM?
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