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TCL to HIM: distance & flight time
Tuscaloosa AL (Tuscaloosa Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,488 mi
15,270 km · 8,245 nm
19h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,488 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
- TCL — Tuscaloosa Regional Airport · Tuscaloosa AL, 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 TCL
- BHM · Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport55 mi away
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base56 mi away
- GTR · Golden Triangle Regional Airport59 mi away
- SEM · Craig Field71 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 TCL from HIM?
The flight distance from Tuscaloosa AL (TCL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,488 miles (15,270 km, 8,245 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCL 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 TCL to HIM?
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