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IXW to HIM: distance & flight time
Jamshedpur (Sonari Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,077 mi
1,733 km · 936 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,077 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- IXW — Sonari Airport · Jamshedpur, 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 IXW
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport64 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport72 mi away
- RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport88 mi away
- RRK · Rourkela Airport95 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 IXW from HIM?
The flight distance from Jamshedpur (IXW) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,077 miles (1,733 km, 936 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IXW to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m 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 IXW to HIM?
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