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MOB to RML: distance & flight time
Mobile (Mobile Regional Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
9,728 mi
15,656 km · 8,454 nm
19h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,728 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 33m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MOB — Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile, United States
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 MOB
- BFM · Mobile Downtown Airport11 mi away
- GUF · Jack Edwards Airport44 mi away
- BIX · Keesler Air Force Base45 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport53 mi away
Near RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MOB from RML?
The flight distance from Mobile (MOB) to Colombo (RML) is 9,728 miles (15,656 km, 8,454 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MOB to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 33m 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 Mobile and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Mobile.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MOB to RML?
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