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CMB to ACH: distance & flight time
Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport) → Altenrhein (St Gallen Altenrhein Airport)
4,938 mi
7,946 km · 4,291 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,938 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CMB — Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ACH — St Gallen Altenrhein Airport · Altenrhein, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ACH
- HOH · Hohenems-Dornbirn Airport9 mi away
- FDH · Friedrichshafen Airport13 mi away
- ZRH · Zürich Airport47 mi away
- FMM · Memmingen Allgau Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CMB from ACH?
The flight distance from Colombo (CMB) to Altenrhein (ACH) is 4,938 miles (7,946 km, 4,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMB to ACH?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m 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 Colombo and Altenrhein?
Altenrhein is 3.5 hours behind Colombo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CMB to ACH?
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