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LWT to HIM: distance & flight time
Lewistown (Lewistown Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,576 mi
13,802 km · 7,452 nm
17h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 17m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- LWT — Lewistown Municipal Airport · Lewistown, 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 LWT
- GTF · Great Falls International Airport94 mi away
- BIL · Billings Logan International Airport96 mi away
- HVR · Havre City County Airport104 mi away
- LVM · Mission Field104 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 LWT from HIM?
The flight distance from Lewistown (LWT) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,576 miles (13,802 km, 7,452 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LWT to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 17m 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 LWT to HIM?
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