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HFT to HIM: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,975 mi
8,006 km · 4,323 nm
10h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,975 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 13m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- 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 HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 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 HFT from HIM?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,975 miles (8,006 km, 4,323 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 13m 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 HFT to HIM?
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