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GEC to HIM: distance & flight time
Geçitkale (Lefkoniko Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,522 mi
5,668 km · 3,060 nm
7h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,522 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 22m 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
- GEC — Lefkoniko Airport · Geçitkale, Cyprus
- 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 GEC
- ECN · Ercan International Airport14 mi away
- LCA · Larnaca International Airport26 mi away
- AKT · RAF Akrotiri61 mi away
- PFO · Paphos International Airport79 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 GEC from HIM?
The flight distance from Geçitkale (GEC) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,522 miles (5,668 km, 3,060 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GEC to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 22m 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 GEC to HIM?
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