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LYU to HIM: distance & flight time
Ely (Ely Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,551 mi
13,762 km · 7,431 nm
17h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,551 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 14m 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
- LYU — Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, 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 LYU
- HIB · Range Regional Airport56 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport66 mi away
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport67 mi away
- DLH · Duluth International Airport70 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 LYU from HIM?
The flight distance from Ely (LYU) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,551 miles (13,762 km, 7,431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYU to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 14m 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 LYU to HIM?
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