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HFD to HIM: distance & flight time
Hartford (Hartford Brainard Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,613 mi
13,862 km · 7,485 nm
17h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,613 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 21m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HFD — Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford, 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 HFD
- BDL · Bradley International Airport14 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport29 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport31 mi away
- CEF · Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport32 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 HFD from HIM?
The flight distance from Hartford (HFD) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,613 miles (13,862 km, 7,485 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFD to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 21m 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 HFD to HIM?
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