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DRI to HIM: distance & flight time
Deridder (Beauregard Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,724 mi
15,650 km · 8,450 nm
19h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,724 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 32m 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
- DRI — Beauregard Regional Airport · Deridder, 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 DRI
- POE · Polk Army Air Field17 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field41 mi away
- LCH · Lake Charles Regional Airport49 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport58 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 DRI from HIM?
The flight distance from Deridder (DRI) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,724 miles (15,650 km, 8,450 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRI to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 32m 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 DRI to HIM?
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