Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
HIM to LUK: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field)
9,047 mi
14,560 km · 7,862 nm
18h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading north
See live HIM→LUK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,047 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 12m 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
- HIM — Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, United States
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 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
Near LUK
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from LUK?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Cincinnati (LUK) is 9,047 miles (14,560 km, 7,862 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to LUK?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 12m 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 HIM to LUK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIM–LUK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.