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NOA to HIM: distance & flight time
Nowra (Nowra Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,408 mi
8,703 km · 4,699 nm
11h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,408 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 4m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- NOA — Nowra Airport · Nowra, Australia
- 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 NOA
- WOL · Wollongong Airport30 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport78 mi away
- GUL · Goulburn Airport47 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport63 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 NOA from HIM?
The flight distance from Nowra (NOA) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,408 miles (8,703 km, 4,699 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NOA to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 4m 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 NOA to HIM?
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