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GFR to CMB: distance & flight time
Granville (Granville Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,457 mi
8,782 km · 4,742 nm
11h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,457 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 10m 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
- GFR — Granville Airport · Granville, France
- 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 GFR
- DNR · Dinard-Pleurtuit-Saint-Malo Airport31 mi away
- JER · Jersey Airport36 mi away
- CER · Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport53 mi away
- CFR · Caen-Carpiquet Airport54 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 GFR from CMB?
The flight distance from Granville (GFR) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,457 miles (8,782 km, 4,742 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFR to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 10m 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 Granville and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Granville.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFR to CMB?
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