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LYC to CMB: distance & flight time
Lycksele (Lycksele Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,935 mi
7,942 km · 4,289 nm
10h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
4,935 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 9m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- LYC — Lycksele Airport · Lycksele, Sweden
- 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 LYC
- SQO · Storuman Airport41 mi away
- VHM · Vilhelmina Airport56 mi away
- SFT · Skellefteå Airport70 mi away
- UME · Umeå Airport70 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 LYC from CMB?
The flight distance from Lycksele (LYC) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,935 miles (7,942 km, 4,289 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 9m 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 Lycksele and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Lycksele.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYC to CMB?
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