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HIM to YGM: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Gimli (Gimli Industrial Park Airport)
8,381 mi
13,488 km · 7,283 nm
16h 54m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,381 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 54m 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
- YGM — Gimli Industrial Park Airport · Gimli, Canada
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 YGM
- YWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport50 mi away
- YPG · Southport Airport74 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport117 mi away
- ZGR · Little Grand Rapids Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from YGM?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Gimli (YGM) is 8,381 miles (13,488 km, 7,283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to YGM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 54m 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 YGM?
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