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OOL to HIM: distance & flight time
Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,437 mi
8,750 km · 4,725 nm
11h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,437 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 8m 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
- OOL — Gold Coast Airport · Coolangatta, 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 OOL
- BNK · Ballina Byron Gateway Airport46 mi away
- LSY · Lismore Airport48 mi away
- ACF · Brisbane Archerfield Airport51 mi away
- BNE · Brisbane International Airport59 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 OOL from HIM?
The flight distance from Coolangatta (OOL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,437 miles (8,750 km, 4,725 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OOL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 8m 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 OOL to HIM?
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