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JAA to HIM: distance & flight time
Jalalabad (Jalalabad Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,939 mi
3,120 km · 1,685 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,939 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m 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
- JAA — Jalalabad Airport · Jalalabad, Afghanistan
- 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 JAA
- PAJ · Parachinar Airport42 mi away
- PEW · Peshawar International Airport64 mi away
- KBL · Hamid Karzai International Airport74 mi away
- OAI · Bagram Air Base80 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 JAA from HIM?
The flight distance from Jalalabad (JAA) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,939 miles (3,120 km, 1,685 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JAA to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 JAA to HIM?
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