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CRE to HIM: distance & flight time
North Myrtle Beach (Grand Strand Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,253 mi
14,892 km · 8,041 nm
18h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,253 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 37m 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
- CRE — Grand Strand Airport · North Myrtle Beach, 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 CRE
- MYR · Myrtle Beach International Airport15 mi away
- GGE · Georgetown County Airport49 mi away
- ILM · Wilmington International Airport57 mi away
- LBT · Lumberton Regional Airport58 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 CRE from HIM?
The flight distance from North Myrtle Beach (CRE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,253 miles (14,892 km, 8,041 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CRE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 37m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CRE to HIM?
Nonstop service on CRE–HIM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 18h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CRE to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CRE–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CRE to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CRE–HIM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.