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SMN to HIM: distance & flight time
Salmon (Lemhi County Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,648 mi
13,918 km · 7,515 nm
17h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,648 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 25m 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
- SMN — Lemhi County Airport · Salmon, 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 SMN
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport88 mi away
- MYL · McCall Municipal Airport110 mi away
- SUN · Friedman Memorial Airport114 mi away
- MSO · Missoula International Airport124 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 SMN from HIM?
The flight distance from Salmon (SMN) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,648 miles (13,918 km, 7,515 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SMN to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 25m 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 SMN to HIM?
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