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YCN to HIM: distance & flight time
Cochrane (Cochrane Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,340 mi
13,422 km · 7,247 nm
16h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,340 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 49m 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
- YCN — Cochrane Airport · Cochrane, Canada
- 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 YCN
- YTS · Timmins/Victor M. Power41 mi away
- YYU · Kapuskasing Airport69 mi away
- YKX · Kirkland Lake Airport78 mi away
- YXR · Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport111 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 YCN from HIM?
The flight distance from Cochrane (YCN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,340 miles (13,422 km, 7,247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YCN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 49m 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 YCN to HIM?
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