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CMB to FEL: distance & flight time
Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport) → Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base)
4,869 mi
7,836 km · 4,231 nm
10h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,869 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 1m 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
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CMB from FEL?
The flight distance from Colombo (CMB) to Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) is 4,869 miles (7,836 km, 4,231 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMB to FEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 1m 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 Fuerstenfeldbruck?
Fuerstenfeldbruck is 3.5 hours behind Colombo.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CMB to FEL?
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