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TPE to HIM: distance & flight time
Taipei (Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
2,898 mi
4,664 km · 2,518 nm
6h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
2,898 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 9m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- TPE — Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taipei, Taiwan
- 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 TPE
- TSA · Taipei Songshan Airport20 mi away
- HSZ · Hsinchu Air Base26 mi away
- RMQ · Taichung Ching Chuang Kang Airport68 mi away
- TXG · Taichung Airport72 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 TPE from HIM?
The flight distance from Taipei (TPE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 2,898 miles (4,664 km, 2,518 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 9m 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 TPE to HIM?
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