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LUA to HIM: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,408 mi
2,266 km · 1,223 nm
3h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,408 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 32m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
- 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 LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 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 LUA from HIM?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,408 miles (2,266 km, 1,223 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 32m 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 LUA to HIM?
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