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KET to CMB: distance & flight time
Kengtung (Kengtung Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
1,640 mi
2,640 km · 1,425 nm
3h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,640 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 41m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KET — Kengtung Airport · Kengtung, Burma
- 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 KET
- MOG · Mong Hsat Airport59 mi away
- THL · Tachileik Airport60 mi away
- JMJ · Lancang Jingmai Airport78 mi away
- JHG · Xishuangbanna Gasa Airport86 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 KET from CMB?
The flight distance from Kengtung (KET) to Colombo (CMB) is 1,640 miles (2,640 km, 1,425 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KET to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 41m 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 Kengtung and Colombo?
Colombo is 1 hour behind Kengtung.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KET to CMB?
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