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YIW to HIM: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
2,927 mi
4,710 km · 2,543 nm
6h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,927 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 12m 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
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- 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 YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 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 YIW from HIM?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 2,927 miles (4,710 km, 2,543 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 12m 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 YIW to HIM?
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