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LKP to HIM: distance & flight time
Lake Placid (Lake Placid Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,498 mi
13,677 km · 7,385 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,498 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 8m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LKP — Lake Placid Airport · Lake Placid, 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 LKP
- SLK · Adirondack Regional Airport15 mi away
- PBG · Plattsburgh International Airport36 mi away
- BTV · Burlington International Airport42 mi away
- MSS · Massena International Richards Field64 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 LKP from HIM?
The flight distance from Lake Placid (LKP) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,498 miles (13,677 km, 7,385 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LKP to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 8m 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 LKP to HIM?
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