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PUG to HIM: distance & flight time
Argyle (Port Augusta Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,663 mi
7,505 km · 4,052 nm
9h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,663 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 37m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- PUG — Port Augusta Airport · Argyle, 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 PUG
- WYA · Whyalla Airport40 mi away
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport53 mi away
- UMR · Woomera Airfield108 mi away
- CVC · Cleve Airport109 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 PUG from HIM?
The flight distance from Argyle (PUG) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,663 miles (7,505 km, 4,052 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUG to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 37m 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 PUG to HIM?
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