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SHV to HIM: distance & flight time
Shreveport (Shreveport Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
9,618 mi
15,479 km · 8,358 nm
19h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,618 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 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
- SHV — Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport, 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 SHV
- DTN · Shreveport Downtown Airport8 mi away
- BAD · Barksdale Air Force Base10 mi away
- GGG · East Texas Regional Airport52 mi away
- TXK · Texarkana Regional Webb Field70 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 SHV from HIM?
The flight distance from Shreveport (SHV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 9,618 miles (15,479 km, 8,358 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SHV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 20m 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 SHV to HIM?
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