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YVE to HIM: distance & flight time
Vernon (Vernon Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,228 mi
13,242 km · 7,150 nm
16h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,228 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 36m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YVE — Vernon Airport · Vernon, 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 YVE
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport20 mi away
- YSN · Shuswap Regional Airport30 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport56 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport58 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 YVE from HIM?
The flight distance from Vernon (YVE) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,228 miles (13,242 km, 7,150 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YVE to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 36m 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 YVE to HIM?
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