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VAR to HIM: distance & flight time
Varna (Varna Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,014 mi
6,460 km · 3,488 nm
8h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,014 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 20m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria
- 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 VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 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 VAR from HIM?
The flight distance from Varna (VAR) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,014 miles (6,460 km, 3,488 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAR to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 20m 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 VAR to HIM?
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