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LYN to HIM: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon-Bron Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,148 mi
8,285 km · 4,474 nm
10h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,148 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 34m 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
- LYN — Lyon-Bron Airport · Lyon, France
- 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 LYN
- LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport31 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport34 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport46 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 LYN from HIM?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,148 miles (8,285 km, 4,474 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from LYN to HIM?
Nonstop service on LYN–HIM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 10h 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYN to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LYN–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LYN to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LYN–HIM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.