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OZR to HIM: distance & flight time
Fort Rucker/Ozark (Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,581 mi
15,419 km · 8,325 nm
19h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,581 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 15m 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
- OZR — Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field · Fort Rucker/Ozark, 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 OZR
- ETS · Enterprise Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport16 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field44 mi away
- EUF · Weedon Field58 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 OZR from HIM?
The flight distance from Fort Rucker/Ozark (OZR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,581 miles (15,419 km, 8,325 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OZR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 15m 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 OZR to HIM?
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