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GCN to HIM: distance & flight time
Grand Canyon (Grand Canyon National Park Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,279 mi
14,933 km · 8,063 nm
18h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,279 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 40m 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
- GCN — Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon, 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 GCN
- FLG · Flagstaff Pulliam Airport62 mi away
- PGA · Page Municipal Airport78 mi away
- SDX · Sedona Airport79 mi away
- PRC · Ernest A. Love Field91 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 GCN from HIM?
The flight distance from Grand Canyon (GCN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,279 miles (14,933 km, 8,063 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 40m 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 GCN to HIM?
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