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PVL to HIM: distance & flight time
Pikeville (Pike County-Hatcher Field) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,111 mi
14,663 km · 7,917 nm
18h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,111 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 20m 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
- PVL — Pike County-Hatcher Field · Pikeville, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near PVL
- HTS · Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field56 mi away
- TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport76 mi away
- CRW · Yeager Airport77 mi away
- BLF · Mercer County Airport77 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 PVL from HIM?
The flight distance from Pikeville (PVL) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,111 miles (14,663 km, 7,917 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PVL to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 20m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from PVL to HIM?
Nonstop service on PVL–HIM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 18h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PVL to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PVL–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PVL to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PVL–HIM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.