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FXE to HIM: distance & flight time
Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,754 mi
15,697 km · 8,476 nm
19h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,754 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 35m 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
- FXE — Fort Lauderdale Executive 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 FXE
- FLL · Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport9 mi away
- MIA · Miami International Airport29 mi away
- PPM · Pompano Beach Airpark5 mi away
- BCT · Boca Raton Airport13 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 FXE from HIM?
The flight distance from Fort Lauderdale (FXE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,754 miles (15,697 km, 8,476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FXE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 35m 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 FXE to HIM?
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