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DET to HIM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,807 mi
14,173 km · 7,653 nm
17h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,807 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 44m 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
- DET — Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit, 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 DET
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport22 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport10 mi away
- MTC · Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport17 mi away
- PTK · Oakland County International Airport27 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 DET from HIM?
The flight distance from Detroit (DET) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,807 miles (14,173 km, 7,653 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DET to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 44m 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 DET to HIM?
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