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LID to CMB: distance & flight time
Valkenburg (Valkenburg Naval Air Base) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,212 mi
8,388 km · 4,529 nm
10h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,212 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 41m 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
- LID — Valkenburg Naval Air Base · Valkenburg, Netherlands
- 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 LID
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol18 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport14 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base36 mi away
- GLZ · Gilze Rijen Air Base47 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 LID from CMB?
The flight distance from Valkenburg (LID) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,212 miles (8,388 km, 4,529 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LID to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 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 Valkenburg and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Valkenburg.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LID to CMB?
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