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IOW to HIM: distance & flight time
Iowa City (Iowa City Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,971 mi
14,438 km · 7,796 nm
18h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,971 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 3m 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
- IOW — Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, United States
- HIM — Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IOW
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport19 mi away
- MLI · Quad City International Airport55 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport59 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport63 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is IOW from HIM?
The flight distance from Iowa City (IOW) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,971 miles (14,438 km, 7,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOW to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 3m 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 IOW to HIM?
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