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TPJ to HIM: distance & flight time
Taplejung (Taplejung Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
1,404 mi
2,260 km · 1,220 nm
3h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,404 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
- 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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 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 TPJ from HIM?
The flight distance from Taplejung (TPJ) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 1,404 miles (2,260 km, 1,220 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPJ to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 31m 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 TPJ to HIM?
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