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UKB to HIM: distance & flight time
Kobe (Kobe Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,886 mi
6,254 km · 3,377 nm
8h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,886 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 5m 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
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, Japan
- 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 UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 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 UKB from HIM?
The flight distance from Kobe (UKB) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,886 miles (6,254 km, 3,377 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UKB to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 5m 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 UKB to HIM?
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