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DRA to CMB: distance & flight time
Mercury (Desert Rock Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,240 mi
14,870 km · 8,029 nm
18h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,240 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 35m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
- 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 DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 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 DRA from CMB?
The flight distance from Mercury (DRA) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,240 miles (14,870 km, 8,029 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DRA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 35m 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 DRA to CMB?
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