Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SLV to HIM: distance & flight time
Shimla (Shimla Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,611 mi
2,593 km · 1,400 nm
3h 38m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading south
See live SLV→HIM fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,611 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 38m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SLV — Shimla Airport · Shimla, India
- 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SLV
- IXC · Chandigarh Airport33 mi away
- KUU · Kullu Manali Airport55 mi away
- LUH · Ludhiana Airport68 mi away
- AIP · Adampur Airport81 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 SLV from HIM?
The flight distance from Shimla (SLV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,611 miles (2,593 km, 1,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 38m 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 SLV to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SLV–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.