Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LBL to CMB: distance & flight time
Liberal (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,381 mi
15,097 km · 8,152 nm
18h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
See live LBL→CMB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,381 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 52m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LBL — Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal, 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LBL
- GUY · Guymon Municipal Airport39 mi away
- GCK · Garden City Regional Airport62 mi away
- DDC · Dodge City Regional Airport74 mi away
- WWR · West Woodward Airport90 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 LBL from CMB?
The flight distance from Liberal (LBL) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,381 miles (15,097 km, 8,152 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LBL to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 52m 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 Liberal and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Liberal.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LBL to CMB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LBL–CMB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.