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MAA to CMB: distance & flight time
Madras (Chennai International Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
402 mi
647 km · 349 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
402 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 20m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MAA — Chennai International Airport · Madras, India
- 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 MAA
- TIR · Tirupati Airport61 mi away
- PNY · Pondicherry Airport75 mi away
- CDP · Kadapa Airport141 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 MAA from CMB?
The flight distance from Madras (MAA) to Colombo (CMB) is 402 miles (647 km, 349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 20m 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 cheapest way to fly from MAA to CMB?
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