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GUF to HIM: distance & flight time
Gulf Shores (Jack Edwards Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,683 mi
15,583 km · 8,414 nm
19h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,683 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 27m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- GUF — Jack Edwards Airport · Gulf Shores, 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 GUF
- NPA · Pensacola Naval Air Station/Forrest Sherman Field21 mi away
- PNS · Pensacola Regional Airport32 mi away
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport33 mi away
- MOB · Mobile Regional Airport44 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 GUF from HIM?
The flight distance from Gulf Shores (GUF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,683 miles (15,583 km, 8,414 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 27m 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 GUF to HIM?
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