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ECV to CMB: distance & flight time
Madrid (Cuatro Vientos Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,565 mi
8,956 km · 4,836 nm
11h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,565 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 23m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ECV — Cuatro Vientos Airport · Madrid, Spain
- 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 ECV
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport14 mi away
- TOJ · Torrejón Airport20 mi away
- SLM · Salamanca Airport99 mi away
- CQM · Ciudad Real Central Airport105 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 ECV from CMB?
The flight distance from Madrid (ECV) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,565 miles (8,956 km, 4,836 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ECV to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 23m 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 ECV to CMB?
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