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STV to HIM: distance & flight time
Surat (Surat Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,057 mi
1,701 km · 918 nm
2h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,057 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 46m 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
- STV — Surat Airport · Surat, 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.
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Near STV
- NMB · Daman Airport47 mi away
- BHU · Bhavnagar Airport57 mi away
- BDQ · Vadodara Airport90 mi away
- ISK · Nashik Airport102 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 STV from HIM?
The flight distance from Surat (STV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,057 miles (1,701 km, 918 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 46m 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 STV to HIM?
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