Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CLW to HIM: distance & flight time
Clearwater (Clearwater Air Park) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,721 mi
15,644 km · 8,447 nm
19h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live CLW→HIM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,721 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 32m 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
- CLW — Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CLW
- TPA · Tampa International Airport14 mi away
- PIE · St Petersburg Clearwater International Airport6 mi away
- SPG · Albert Whitted Airport17 mi away
- MCF · Mac Dill Air Force Base17 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 CLW from HIM?
The flight distance from Clearwater (CLW) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,721 miles (15,644 km, 8,447 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CLW to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 32m 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 CLW to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CLW–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.