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ESL to HIM: distance & flight time
Elista (Elista Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,420 mi
5,504 km · 2,972 nm
7h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,420 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ESL — Elista Airport · Elista, Russia
- 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
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Near ESL
- STW · Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport138 mi away
- VLK · Volgodonsk Airport140 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 ESL from HIM?
The flight distance from Elista (ESL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,420 miles (5,504 km, 2,972 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 10m 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 ESL to HIM?
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