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BBC to RML: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
9,947 mi
16,009 km · 8,644 nm
19h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,947 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 58m 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
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 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 BBC from RML?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Colombo (RML) is 9,947 miles (16,009 km, 8,644 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 58m 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 BBC to RML?
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