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YWG to HIM: distance & flight time
Winnipeg (Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,431 mi
13,568 km · 7,326 nm
17h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,431 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 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
- YWG — Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg, 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 YWG
- YPG · Southport Airport46 mi away
- YGM · Gimli Industrial Park Airport50 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport67 mi away
- YBR · Brandon Municipal Airport121 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 YWG from HIM?
The flight distance from Winnipeg (YWG) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,431 miles (13,568 km, 7,326 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWG to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 YWG to HIM?
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