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HIM to SXV: distance & flight time
Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base) → Salem (Salem Airport)
325 mi
524 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
325 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SXV — Salem Airport · Salem, India
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 SXV
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport83 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport87 mi away
- MYQ · Mysore Airport100 mi away
- BLR · Kempegowda International Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIM from SXV?
The flight distance from Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) to Salem (SXV) is 325 miles (524 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIM to SXV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 SXV?
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