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GFL to HIM: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,544 mi
13,751 km · 7,425 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from HIM?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,544 miles (13,751 km, 7,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 GFL to HIM?
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