Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HIM to GFL: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport)
8,544 mi
13,751 km · 7,425 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading north
See live HIM→GFL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from GFL?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Queensbury (GFL) is 8,544 miles (13,751 km, 7,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to GFL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 GFL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIM–GFL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.