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HVN to HIM: distance & flight time
New Haven (Tweed New Haven Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,648 mi
13,917 km · 7,515 nm
17h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 25m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- HVN — Tweed New Haven Airport · New Haven, United States
- 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 HVN
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport20 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport61 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport63 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 HVN from HIM?
The flight distance from New Haven (HVN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,648 miles (13,917 km, 7,515 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HVN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 25m 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 HVN to HIM?
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