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ALE to RML: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
9,855 mi
15,860 km · 8,564 nm
19h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,855 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 47m 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
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from RML?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Colombo (RML) is 9,855 miles (15,860 km, 8,564 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 47m 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 ALE to RML?
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