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PKE to HIM: distance & flight time
Parkes (Parkes Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,243 mi
8,437 km · 4,556 nm
10h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,243 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 45m 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
- PKE — Parkes Airport · Parkes, 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 PKE
- FRB · Forbes Airport24 mi away
- OAG · Orange Airport54 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport55 mi away
- QRM · Narromine 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 PKE from HIM?
The flight distance from Parkes (PKE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,243 miles (8,437 km, 4,556 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PKE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 45m 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 PKE to HIM?
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