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GBD to RML: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
9,315 mi
14,991 km · 8,095 nm
18h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,315 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 44m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from RML?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Colombo (RML) is 9,315 miles (14,991 km, 8,095 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 44m 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 Great Bend and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to RML?
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