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COU to HIM: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,169 mi
14,756 km · 7,968 nm
18h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,169 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 27m 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
- COU — Columbia Regional Airport · Columbia, 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 COU
- JEF · Jefferson City Memorial Airport16 mi away
- AIZ · Lee C Fine Memorial Airport53 mi away
- SZL · Whiteman Air Force Base72 mi away
- TBN · Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Forney field75 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 COU from HIM?
The flight distance from Columbia (COU) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,169 miles (14,756 km, 7,968 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COU to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 27m 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 COU to HIM?
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