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BPI to CMB: distance & flight time
Big Piney (Miley Memorial Field) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,941 mi
14,389 km · 7,770 nm
18h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,941 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 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
- BPI — Miley Memorial Field · Big Piney, United States
- CMB — Bandaranaike International Colombo 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 BPI
- PWY · Ralph Wenz Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field72 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport84 mi away
Near CMB
- RML · Colombo Ratmalana Airport25 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base79 mi away
- ACJ · Anuradhapura Air Force Base86 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport87 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BPI from CMB?
The flight distance from Big Piney (BPI) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,941 miles (14,389 km, 7,770 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BPI to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 BPI to CMB?
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