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HIM to FTY: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Atlanta (Fulton County Airport Brown Field)
9,394 mi
15,119 km · 8,164 nm
18h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,394 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 53m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FTY — Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta, United States
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 FTY
- ATL · Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport11 mi away
- MGE · Dobbins Air Reserve Base9 mi away
- PDK · DeKalb Peachtree Airport14 mi away
- LZU · Gwinnett County Briscoe Field35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from FTY?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Atlanta (FTY) is 9,394 miles (15,119 km, 8,164 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to FTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 53m 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 FTY?
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