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DRS to HIM: distance & flight time
Dresden (Dresden Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,804 mi
7,732 km · 4,175 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,804 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DRS — Dresden Airport · Dresden, Germany
- 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 DRS
- IES · Riesa-Göhlis Airport21 mi away
- AOC · Altenburg-Nobitz Airport56 mi away
- CBU · Cottbus-Drewitz Airport62 mi away
- LEJ · Leipzig/Halle Airport69 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 DRS from HIM?
The flight distance from Dresden (DRS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,804 miles (7,732 km, 4,175 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 DRS to HIM?
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