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LEI to HIM: distance & flight time
Almeria (Almería International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,519 mi
8,882 km · 4,796 nm
11h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,519 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 17m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LEI — Almería International Airport · Almeria, Spain
- 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 LEI
- GRX · Federico Garcia Lorca Airport81 mi away
- RMU · Región de Murcia International Airport95 mi away
- MJV · San Javier Airport107 mi away
- MLN · Melilla Airport113 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 LEI from HIM?
The flight distance from Almeria (LEI) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,519 miles (8,882 km, 4,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEI to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 17m 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 LEI to HIM?
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