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HCW to CMB: distance & flight time
Cheraw (Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,257 mi
14,898 km · 8,044 nm
18h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,257 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 37m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HCW — Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw, 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 HCW
- HVS · Hartsville Regional Airport23 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport66 mi away
- FLO · Florence Regional Airport39 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field46 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 HCW from CMB?
The flight distance from Cheraw (HCW) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,257 miles (14,898 km, 8,044 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HCW to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 37m 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 Cheraw and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Cheraw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HCW to CMB?
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