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YQF to HIM: distance & flight time
Red Deer Industrial (Red Deer Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,183 mi
13,169 km · 7,111 nm
16h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,183 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 31m 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
- YQF — Red Deer Regional Airport · Red Deer Industrial, 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 YQF
- YRM · Rocky Mountain House Airport46 mi away
- YYC · Calgary International Airport74 mi away
- YEG · Edmonton International Airport79 mi away
- YXD · Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport97 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 YQF from HIM?
The flight distance from Red Deer Industrial (YQF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,183 miles (13,169 km, 7,111 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 31m 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 YQF to HIM?
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