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JIC to CMB: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
2,580 mi
4,152 km · 2,242 nm
5h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,580 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 32m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from CMB?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Colombo (CMB) is 2,580 miles (4,152 km, 2,242 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 32m 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 JIC to CMB?
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