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HIM to BFE: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport)
5,035 mi
8,104 km · 4,376 nm
10h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,035 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 20m 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
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from BFE?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Bielefeld (BFE) is 5,035 miles (8,104 km, 4,376 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to BFE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 20m 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 BFE?
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