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BVE to CMB: distance & flight time
Brive (Brive Souillac Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,302 mi
8,533 km · 4,607 nm
10h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,302 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 52m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BVE — Brive Souillac Airport · Brive, France
- 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 BVE
- PGX · Périgueux-Bassillac Airport34 mi away
- AUR · Aurillac Airport47 mi away
- ZAO · Cahors-Lalbenque Airport48 mi away
- EGC · Bergerac-Roumanière Airport50 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 BVE from CMB?
The flight distance from Brive (BVE) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,302 miles (8,533 km, 4,607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BVE to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 52m 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 time difference between Brive and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Brive.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BVE to CMB?
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