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KTL to HIM: distance & flight time
Kitale (Kitale Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,205 mi
5,158 km · 2,785 nm
6h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,205 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 45m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- KTL — Kitale Airport · Kitale, Kenya
- 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 KTL
- EDL · Eldoret International Airport44 mi away
- GGM · Kakamega Airport50 mi away
- KIS · Kisumu Airport75 mi away
- KEY · Kericho Airport96 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 KTL from HIM?
The flight distance from Kitale (KTL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,205 miles (5,158 km, 2,785 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KTL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 45m 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 KTL to HIM?
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