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IXM to HIM: distance & flight time
Madurai (Madurai Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
233 mi
374 km · 202 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
233 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m 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
- IXM — Madurai Airport · Madurai, India
- 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 IXM
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport77 mi away
- TJV · Tanjore Air Force Base92 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport109 mi away
- COK · Cochin International Airport117 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 IXM from HIM?
The flight distance from Madurai (IXM) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 233 miles (374 km, 202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IXM to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 IXM to HIM?
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