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LGG to CMB: distance & flight time
Liege (Liège Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,155 mi
8,296 km · 4,479 nm
10h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,155 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 34m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGG — Liège Airport · Liege, Belgium
- 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 LGG
- MST · Maastricht Aachen Airport24 mi away
- GKE · Geilenkirchen Air Base34 mi away
- AAH · Aachen-Merzbrück Airport35 mi away
- CRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport45 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 LGG from CMB?
The flight distance from Liege (LGG) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,155 miles (8,296 km, 4,479 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGG to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 34m 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 Liege and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Liege.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGG to CMB?
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