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GLZ to HIM: distance & flight time
Gilze-rijen (Gilze Rijen Air Base) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,185 mi
8,345 km · 4,506 nm
10h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,185 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 38m 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
- GLZ — Gilze Rijen Air Base · Gilze-rijen, Netherlands
- 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 GLZ
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol52 mi away
- EIN · Eindhoven Airport21 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base27 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 GLZ from HIM?
The flight distance from Gilze-rijen (GLZ) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,185 miles (8,345 km, 4,506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLZ to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 38m 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 GLZ to HIM?
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