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YYF to HIM: distance & flight time
Penticton (Penticton Airport) → Polonnaruwa Town (Hingurakgoda Air Force Base)
8,273 mi
13,314 km · 7,189 nm
16h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,273 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 41m 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
- YYF — Penticton Airport · Penticton, 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 YYF
- YLW · Kelowna International Airport36 mi away
- YVE · Vernon Airport56 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport61 mi away
- YHE · Hope Airport85 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 YYF from HIM?
The flight distance from Penticton (YYF) to Polonnaruwa Town (HIM) is 8,273 miles (13,314 km, 7,189 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YYF to HIM?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 41m 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 YYF to HIM?
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