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DRA to HIM: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,159 mi
14,740 km · 7,959 nm
18h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,159 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 26m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from HIM?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,159 miles (14,740 km, 7,959 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 26m 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 DRA to HIM?
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