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YQS to HIM: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,749 mi
14,080 km · 7,603 nm
17h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,749 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 37m 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from HIM?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,749 miles (14,080 km, 7,603 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 37m 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 YQS to HIM?
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