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GIL to HIM: distance & flight time
Gilgit (Gilgit Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,971 mi
3,172 km · 1,713 nm
4h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,971 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 20m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- GIL — Gilgit Airport · Gilgit, Pakistan
- 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
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Near GIL
- KDU · Skardu Airport79 mi away
- MFG · Muzaffarabad Airport119 mi away
- SDT · Saidu Sharif Airport135 mi away
- SXR · Sheikh ul Alam Airport136 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 GIL from HIM?
The flight distance from Gilgit (GIL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,971 miles (3,172 km, 1,713 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GIL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from GIL to HIM?
Nonstop service on GIL–HIM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GIL to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GIL–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GIL to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GIL–HIM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.