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LEY to HIM: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,167 mi
8,315 km · 4,490 nm
10h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,167 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 36m 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, Netherlands
- 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 LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 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 LEY from HIM?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,167 miles (8,315 km, 4,490 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 36m 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 LEY to HIM?
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