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RWI to HIM: distance & flight time
Rocky Mount (Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,107 mi
14,656 km · 7,913 nm
18h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,107 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RWI — Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport · Rocky Mount, 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 RWI
- PGV · Pitt Greenville Airport32 mi away
- GSB · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base36 mi away
- ISO · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field40 mi away
- RDU · Raleigh Durham International Airport50 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 RWI from HIM?
The flight distance from Rocky Mount (RWI) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,107 miles (14,656 km, 7,913 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RWI to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 19m 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 RWI to HIM?
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