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LGB to CMB: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,368 mi
15,076 km · 8,140 nm
18h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,368 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 50m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 12.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from CMB?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,368 miles (15,076 km, 8,140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 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 Long Beach and Colombo?
Colombo is 12.5 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to CMB?
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