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NKT to HIM: distance & flight time
Cizre (Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,164 mi
5,092 km · 2,750 nm
6h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,164 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- NKT — Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Cizre, Turkey
- 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 NKT
- SXZ · Siirt Airport44 mi away
- KAC · Kamishly Airport53 mi away
- BAL · Batman Airport65 mi away
- MQM · Mardin Airport79 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 NKT from HIM?
The flight distance from Cizre (NKT) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,164 miles (5,092 km, 2,750 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NKT to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 40m 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 NKT to HIM?
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