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FLL to HIM: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,761 mi
15,708 km · 8,482 nm
19h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,761 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 36m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale, 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 FLL
- MIA · Miami International Airport21 mi away
- HWO · North Perry Airport7 mi away
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport9 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark12 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 FLL from HIM?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,761 miles (15,708 km, 8,482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 36m 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 FLL to HIM?
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