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LWM to HIM: distance & flight time
Lawrence (Lawrence Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,514 mi
13,702 km · 7,399 nm
17h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,514 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 10m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LWM — 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 LWM
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport25 mi away
- BVY · Beverly Municipal Airport14 mi away
- BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field19 mi away
- ASH · Boire Field20 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 LWM from HIM?
The flight distance from Lawrence (LWM) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,514 miles (13,702 km, 7,399 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWM to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 10m 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 LWM to HIM?
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