Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LUK to CMB: distance & flight time
Cincinnati (Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,084 mi
14,620 km · 7,894 nm
18h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
See live LUK→CMB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 17m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LUK — Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati, 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 LUK
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 LUK from CMB?
The flight distance from Cincinnati (LUK) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,084 miles (14,620 km, 7,894 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUK to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 17m 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 Cincinnati and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Cincinnati.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUK to CMB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LUK–CMB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.