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MOB to HIM: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,666 mi
15,557 km · 8,400 nm
19h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,666 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 25m 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
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 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 MOB from HIM?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,666 miles (15,557 km, 8,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 25m 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 MOB to HIM?
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