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SOT to HIM: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
4,799 mi
7,722 km · 4,170 nm
9h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,799 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 53m 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
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- 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 SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 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 SOT from HIM?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 4,799 miles (7,722 km, 4,170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 53m 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 SOT to HIM?
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