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ELU to CMB: distance & flight time
Guemar (Guemar Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,973 mi
8,004 km · 4,322 nm
10h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,973 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 13m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- ELU — Guemar Airport · Guemar, Algeria
- 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 ELU
- TGR · Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport50 mi away
- TOE · Tozeur Nefta International Airport82 mi away
- BSK · Biskra Airport107 mi away
- HME · Oued Irara Airport132 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 ELU from CMB?
The flight distance from Guemar (ELU) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,973 miles (8,004 km, 4,322 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELU to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 13m 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 time difference between Guemar and Colombo?
Colombo is 4.5 hours ahead of Guemar.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ELU to CMB?
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