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NYK to HIM: distance & flight time
Nanyuki (Nanyuki Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
3,077 mi
4,952 km · 2,674 nm
6h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,077 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 30m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- NYK — Nanyuki Airport · Nanyuki, Kenya
- 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 NYK
- NYE · Nyeri Airport21 mi away
- UAS · Buffalo Spring53 mi away
- JJM · Mulika Lodge Airport81 mi away
- NBO · Jomo Kenyatta International Airport87 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 NYK from HIM?
The flight distance from Nanyuki (NYK) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 3,077 miles (4,952 km, 2,674 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NYK to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 30m 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 NYK to HIM?
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