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LWC to HIM: distance & flight time
Lawrence (Lawrence Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,176 mi
14,767 km · 7,974 nm
18h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,176 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 28m 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
- LWC — Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence, 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 LWC
- JCI · New Century Aircenter Airport22 mi away
- TOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport22 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field24 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport28 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 LWC from HIM?
The flight distance from Lawrence (LWC) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,176 miles (14,767 km, 7,974 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWC to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 28m 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 LWC to HIM?
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