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YIV to HIM: distance & flight time
Island Lake (Island Lake Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,152 mi
13,119 km · 7,084 nm
16h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,152 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 27m 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
- YIV — Island Lake Airport · Island Lake, Canada
- 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 YIV
- YST · St. Theresa Point Airport8 mi away
- YGO · Gods Lake Narrows Airport49 mi away
- YRS · Red Sucker Lake Airport49 mi away
- ZGI · Gods River 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 YIV from HIM?
The flight distance from Island Lake (YIV) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,152 miles (13,119 km, 7,084 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIV to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 27m 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 YIV to HIM?
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