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HIM to BEY: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
3,393 mi
5,461 km · 2,949 nm
7h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,393 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- HIM — Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from BEY?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Beirut (BEY) is 3,393 miles (5,461 km, 2,949 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 7m 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 HIM to BEY?
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