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RBL to HIM: distance & flight time
Red Bluff (Red Bluff Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,791 mi
14,148 km · 7,640 nm
17h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,791 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 42m 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
- RBL — Red Bluff Municipal Airport · Red 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 RBL
- RDD · Redding Municipal Airport25 mi away
- CIC · Chico Municipal Airport32 mi away
- MYV · Yuba County Airport81 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base82 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 RBL from HIM?
The flight distance from Red Bluff (RBL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,791 miles (14,148 km, 7,640 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RBL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 42m 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 RBL to HIM?
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