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FRB to CMB: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,255 mi
8,457 km · 4,566 nm
10h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 46m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 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 FRB from CMB?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,255 miles (8,457 km, 4,566 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 46m 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 FRB to CMB?
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