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SXV to HIM: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
325 mi
524 km · 283 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
325 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m 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
- SXV — Salem Airport · Salem, 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
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Near SXV
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport83 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport87 mi away
- MYQ · Mysore Airport100 mi away
- BLR · Kempegowda International Airport101 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 SXV from HIM?
The flight distance from Salem (SXV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 325 miles (524 km, 283 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SXV to HIM?
Nonstop service on SXV–HIM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 19m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SXV to HIM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SXV–HIM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SXV to HIM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SXV–HIM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.