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ELU to RML: distance & flight time
Guemar (Guemar Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
4,987 mi
8,025 km · 4,333 nm
10h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+4.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,987 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 15m 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ELU from RML?
The flight distance from Guemar (ELU) to Colombo (RML) is 4,987 miles (8,025 km, 4,333 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ELU to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 15m 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 RML?
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