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PBF to HIM: distance & flight time
Pine Bluff (Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,483 mi
15,261 km · 8,240 nm
19h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,483 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 4m 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
- PBF — Pine Bluff Regional Airport, Grider Field · Pine Bluff, 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 PBF
- LIT · Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field42 mi away
- LRF · Little Rock Air Force Base53 mi away
- HOT · Memorial Field69 mi away
- GLH · Mid Delta Regional Airport72 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 PBF from HIM?
The flight distance from Pine Bluff (PBF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,483 miles (15,261 km, 8,240 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PBF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 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 PBF to HIM?
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