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ECH to CMB: distance & flight time
(Echuca Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,151 mi
8,290 km · 4,476 nm
10h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,151 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 34m 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
- ECH — Echuca 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.
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Near ECH
- SHT · Shepparton Airport40 mi away
- DNQ · Deniliquin Airport43 mi away
- BXG · Bendigo Airport47 mi away
- KRA · Kerang Airport54 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 ECH from CMB?
The flight distance from (ECH) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,151 miles (8,290 km, 4,476 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECH to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 34m 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 ECH to CMB?
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