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HIM to SHD: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Weyers Cave (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport)
8,985 mi
14,459 km · 7,807 nm
18h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,985 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 5m 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
- SHD — Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · Weyers Cave, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 SHD
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from SHD?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Weyers Cave (SHD) is 8,985 miles (14,459 km, 7,807 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to SHD?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 5m 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 SHD?
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