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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.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYN to HIM?
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