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MAD to HIM: distance & flight time
Madrid (Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,572 mi
8,968 km · 4,842 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,572 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m 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
- MAD — Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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 MAD
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport6 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport14 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport107 mi away
- VLL · Valladolid Airport109 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 MAD from HIM?
The flight distance from Madrid (MAD) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,572 miles (8,968 km, 4,842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAD to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 24m 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 MAD to HIM?
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