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KET to HIM: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,544 mi
2,485 km · 1,342 nm
3h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,544 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 30m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from HIM?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,544 miles (2,485 km, 1,342 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 30m 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 KET to HIM?
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