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GCK to CMB: distance & flight time
Garden City (Garden City Regional Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,320 mi
14,999 km · 8,099 nm
18h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,320 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
- GCK — Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City, 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 GCK
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport43 mi away
- LBL · Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport62 mi away
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport96 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport101 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 GCK from CMB?
The flight distance from Garden City (GCK) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,320 miles (14,999 km, 8,099 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GCK to CMB?
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 Garden City and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Garden City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GCK to CMB?
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