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YIP to HIM: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,827 mi
14,206 km · 7,671 nm
17h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,827 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 46m 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from HIM?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,827 miles (14,206 km, 7,671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 46m 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 YIP to HIM?
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