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IOA to CMB: distance & flight time
Ioannina (Ioannina Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,271 mi
6,874 km · 3,711 nm
8h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,271 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 50m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- IOA — Ioannina Airport · Ioannina, Greece
- 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 IOA
- CFU · Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport49 mi away
- PVK · Aktion National Airport53 mi away
- KSO · Kastoria National Airport57 mi away
- KZI · Filippos Airport68 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 IOA from CMB?
The flight distance from Ioannina (IOA) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,271 miles (6,874 km, 3,711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IOA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 50m 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 Ioannina and Colombo?
Colombo is 2.5 hours ahead of Ioannina.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IOA to CMB?
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