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TVF to HIM: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,556 mi
13,769 km · 7,435 nm
17h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,556 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 15m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, United States
- 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 TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from HIM?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,556 miles (13,769 km, 7,435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 15m 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 TVF to HIM?
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