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DAM to HIM: distance & flight time
Damascus (Damascus International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,328 mi
5,356 km · 2,892 nm
7h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,328 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DAM — Damascus International Airport · Damascus, Syria
- 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 DAM
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport62 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport66 mi away
- OMF · King Hussein Air College74 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base86 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 DAM from HIM?
The flight distance from Damascus (DAM) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,328 miles (5,356 km, 2,892 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DAM to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 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 DAM to HIM?
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