Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FRI to HIM: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,179 mi
14,772 km · 7,976 nm
18h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading north
See live FRI→HIM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,179 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 28m 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 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 FRI from HIM?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,179 miles (14,772 km, 7,976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 28m 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 FRI to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FRI–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.