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GYS to HIM: distance & flight time
Guangyuan (Guangyuan Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
2,310 mi
3,718 km · 2,008 nm
5h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,310 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GYS — Guangyuan Airport · Guangyuan, China
- 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 GYS
- MIG · Mianyang Airport87 mi away
- LNL · Longnan Chengzhou Airport97 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport101 mi away
- NAO · Nanchong 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 GYS from HIM?
The flight distance from Guangyuan (GYS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 2,310 miles (3,718 km, 2,008 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GYS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 GYS to HIM?
Nonstop service on GYS–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 5h nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GYS to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GYS–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GYS to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GYS–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.