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HIM to BWE: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Braunschweig (Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport)
4,956 mi
7,975 km · 4,306 nm
10h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,956 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 11m 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
- BWE — Braunschweig-Wolfsburg Airport · Braunschweig, 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 BWE
- ZCN · Celle Airport29 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport38 mi away
- ZMG · Magdeburg "City" Airport48 mi away
- CSO · Cochstedt Airport49 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from BWE?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Braunschweig (BWE) is 4,956 miles (7,975 km, 4,306 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to BWE?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 11m 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 BWE?
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