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CMB to LNL: distance & flight time
Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport) → Longnan (Longnan Chengzhou Airport)
2,473 mi
3,979 km · 2,149 nm
5h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,473 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CMB — Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- LNL — Longnan Chengzhou Airport · Longnan, China
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 LNL
- THQ · Tianshui Maijishan Airport53 mi away
- HZG · Hanzhong Chenggu Airport93 mi away
- GYS · Guangyuan Airport97 mi away
- JZH · Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport138 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CMB from LNL?
The flight distance from Colombo (CMB) to Longnan (LNL) is 2,473 miles (3,979 km, 2,149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMB to LNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 19m 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 CMB to LNL?
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