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LCH to HIM: distance & flight time
Lake Charles (Lake Charles Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,771 mi
15,725 km · 8,491 nm
19h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,771 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 38m 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
- LCH — Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles, 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 LCH
- BPT · Southeast Texas Regional Airport49 mi away
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport49 mi away
- BMT · Beaumont Municipal Airport59 mi away
- POE · Polk Army Air Field64 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 LCH from HIM?
The flight distance from Lake Charles (LCH) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,771 miles (15,725 km, 8,491 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LCH to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 38m 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 LCH to HIM?
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