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CMD to CMB: distance & flight time
(Cootamundra Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,288 mi
8,510 km · 4,595 nm
10h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,288 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 50m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- CMD — Cootamundra Airport · , Australia
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CMD
- NGA · Young Airport28 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport33 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport46 mi away
- WGA · Wagga Wagga City Airport49 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 CMD from CMB?
The flight distance from (CMD) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,288 miles (8,510 km, 4,595 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMD to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 50m 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 CMD to CMB?
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