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HIM to BST: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Lashkar Gah (Bost Airport)
1,945 mi
3,130 km · 1,690 nm
4h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,945 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 17m 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
- BST — Bost Airport · Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 BST
- OAZ · Camp Bastion Airport23 mi away
- KDH · Kandahar Airport87 mi away
- TII · Tarin Kowt Airport114 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from BST?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Lashkar Gah (BST) is 1,945 miles (3,130 km, 1,690 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to BST?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 17m 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 HIM to BST?
Nonstop service on HIM–BST 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 4h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HIM to BST?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIM–BST that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HIM to BST fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HIM–BST 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.