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LGB to RML: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
9,391 mi
15,113 km · 8,160 nm
18h 53m
estimated nonstop flight time
+12.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
9,391 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 53m 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from RML?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Colombo (RML) is 9,391 miles (15,113 km, 8,160 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 53m 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 RML?
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