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YWP to HIM: distance & flight time
Webequie (Webequie Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,166 mi
13,142 km · 7,096 nm
16h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,166 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 29m 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
- YWP — Webequie Airport · Webequie, 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 YWP
- SUR · Summer Beaver Airport52 mi away
- YLH · Lansdowne House Airport58 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport65 mi away
- WNN · Wunnumin Lake Airport80 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 YWP from HIM?
The flight distance from Webequie (YWP) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,166 miles (13,142 km, 7,096 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWP to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 29m 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 YWP to HIM?
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