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JMS to HIM: distance & flight time
Jamestown (Jamestown Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,638 mi
13,902 km · 7,506 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,638 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- JMS — Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown, 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 JMS
- DVL · Devils Lake Regional Airport83 mi away
- FAR · Hector International Airport88 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base93 mi away
- BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport98 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 JMS from HIM?
The flight distance from Jamestown (JMS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,638 miles (13,902 km, 7,506 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JMS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 JMS to HIM?
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