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HAM to CMB: distance & flight time
Hamburg (Hamburg Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,000 mi
8,047 km · 4,345 nm
10h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,000 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 16m 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
- HAM — Hamburg Airport · Hamburg, Germany
- 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 HAM
- XFW · Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport9 mi away
- EUM · Neumünster Airport31 mi away
- LBC · Lübeck Blankensee Airport32 mi away
- KEL · Kiel-Holtenau Airport52 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 HAM from CMB?
The flight distance from Hamburg (HAM) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,000 miles (8,047 km, 4,345 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAM to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 16m 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 Hamburg and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Hamburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HAM to CMB?
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