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CIU to HIM: distance & flight time
Sault Ste Marie (Chippewa County International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,579 mi
13,807 km · 7,455 nm
17h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,579 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 17m 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
- CIU — Chippewa County International Airport · Sault Ste Marie, United States
- 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 CIU
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport16 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport39 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport49 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport86 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 CIU from HIM?
The flight distance from Sault Ste Marie (CIU) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,579 miles (13,807 km, 7,455 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CIU to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 17m 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 CIU to HIM?
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