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SCE to HIM: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,800 mi
14,162 km · 7,647 nm
17h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,800 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 43m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from HIM?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,800 miles (14,162 km, 7,647 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 43m 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 SCE to HIM?
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