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HIM to LBF: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
9,037 mi
14,544 km · 7,853 nm
18h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,037 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 11m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from LBF?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to North Platte (LBF) is 9,037 miles (14,544 km, 7,853 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 LBF?
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