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OWD to HIM: distance & flight time
Norwood (Norwood Memorial Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,546 mi
13,753 km · 7,426 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,546 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- OWD — Norwood Memorial Airport · Norwood, 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 OWD
- BOS · General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport15 mi away
- BED · Laurence G Hanscom Field20 mi away
- SFZ · North Central State Airport25 mi away
- PYM · Plymouth Municipal Airport30 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 OWD from HIM?
The flight distance from Norwood (OWD) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,546 miles (13,753 km, 7,426 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OWD to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 OWD to HIM?
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