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ETS to CMB: distance & flight time
Enterprise (Enterprise Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,617 mi
15,477 km · 8,357 nm
19h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,617 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 19m 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
- ETS — Enterprise Municipal Airport · Enterprise, 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 ETS
- OZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport27 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field39 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport51 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 ETS from CMB?
The flight distance from Enterprise (ETS) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,617 miles (15,477 km, 8,357 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ETS to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 19m 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 ETS to CMB?
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