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SOJ to HIM: distance & flight time
Sorkjosen (Sørkjosen Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
5,002 mi
8,051 km · 4,347 nm
10h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,002 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 17m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- SOJ — Sørkjosen Airport · Sorkjosen, Norway
- 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 SOJ
- TOS · Tromsø Airport,49 mi away
- HAA · Hasvik Airport56 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport59 mi away
- QKX · Kautokeino Air Base72 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 SOJ from HIM?
The flight distance from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 5,002 miles (8,051 km, 4,347 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOJ to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 17m 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 SOJ to HIM?
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