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KKN to HIM: distance & flight time
Kirkenes (Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,816 mi
7,751 km · 4,185 nm
9h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,816 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 55m 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
- KKN — Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen) · Kirkenes, Norway
- 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 KKN
- VDS · Vadsø Airport23 mi away
- VAW · Vardø Airport, Svartnes51 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport61 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport82 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 KKN from HIM?
The flight distance from Kirkenes (KKN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,816 miles (7,751 km, 4,185 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KKN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 55m 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 KKN to HIM?
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