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YQY to HIM: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
7,988 mi
12,855 km · 6,941 nm
16h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
7,988 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, 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 YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 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 YQY from HIM?
The flight distance from Sydney (YQY) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 7,988 miles (12,855 km, 6,941 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQY to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 8m 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 YQY to HIM?
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