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WOL to HIM: distance & flight time
Wollongong (Wollongong Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,413 mi
8,712 km · 4,704 nm
11h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,413 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 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
- WOL — Wollongong Airport · Wollongong, Australia
- 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 WOL
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport48 mi away
- NOA · Nowra Airport30 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport36 mi away
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport45 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 WOL from HIM?
The flight distance from Wollongong (WOL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,413 miles (8,712 km, 4,704 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WOL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 WOL to HIM?
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