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YKF to HIM: distance & flight time
Waterloo (Waterloo Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,691 mi
13,986 km · 7,552 nm
17h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,691 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YKF — Waterloo Airport · Waterloo, 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 YKF
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport40 mi away
- YHM · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport30 mi away
- YXU · London Airport49 mi away
- YZD · Downsview Airport50 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 YKF from HIM?
The flight distance from Waterloo (YKF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,691 miles (13,986 km, 7,552 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YKF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 30m 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 YKF to HIM?
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