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GLU to CMB: distance & flight time
Gelephu (Gelephu Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
1,528 mi
2,460 km · 1,328 nm
3h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,528 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 28m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- GLU — Gelephu Airport · Gelephu, Bhutan
- 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 GLU
- BUT · Bathpalathang Airport50 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport73 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport73 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport88 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 GLU from CMB?
The flight distance from Gelephu (GLU) to Colombo (CMB) is 1,528 miles (2,460 km, 1,328 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLU to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 28m 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 GLU to CMB?
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