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GRX to HIM: distance & flight time
Granada (Federico Garcia Lorca Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,596 mi
9,005 km · 4,862 nm
11h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,596 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 26m 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
- GRX — Federico Garcia Lorca Airport · Granada, Spain
- 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 GRX
- AGP · Málaga Airport53 mi away
- ODB · Córdoba Airport74 mi away
- LEI · Almería International Airport81 mi away
- OZP · Moron Air Base101 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 GRX from HIM?
The flight distance from Granada (GRX) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,596 miles (9,005 km, 4,862 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GRX to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 26m 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 GRX to HIM?
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