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FEL to RML: distance & flight time
Fuerstenfeldbruck (Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
4,888 mi
7,866 km · 4,247 nm
10h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,888 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 3m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FEL — Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base · Fuerstenfeldbruck, Germany
- 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 FEL
- OBF · Oberpfaffenhofen Airport9 mi away
- AGB · Augsburg Airport22 mi away
- MUC · Munich Airport26 mi away
- IGS · Ingolstadt Manching Airport37 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 FEL from RML?
The flight distance from Fuerstenfeldbruck (FEL) to Colombo (RML) is 4,888 miles (7,866 km, 4,247 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FEL to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 3m 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 Fuerstenfeldbruck and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Fuerstenfeldbruck.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FEL to RML?
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