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GUP to HIM: distance & flight time
Gallup (Gallup Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,360 mi
15,064 km · 8,134 nm
18h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,360 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 49m 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
- GUP — Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup, 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 GUP
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport55 mi away
- FMN · Four Corners Regional Airport91 mi away
- SOW · Show Low Regional Airport110 mi away
- INW · Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport114 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 GUP from HIM?
The flight distance from Gallup (GUP) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,360 miles (15,064 km, 8,134 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GUP to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 49m 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 GUP to HIM?
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