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LAF to HIM: distance & flight time
Lafayette (Purdue University Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,001 mi
14,486 km · 7,822 nm
18h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,001 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 7m 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 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 LAF from HIM?
The flight distance from Lafayette (LAF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,001 miles (14,486 km, 7,822 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 7m 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 LAF to HIM?
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