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MTC to CMB: distance & flight time
Mount Clemens (Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,829 mi
14,208 km · 7,672 nm
17h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,829 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 47m 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
- MTC — Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport · Mount Clemens, 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.
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Near MTC
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport38 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport17 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport24 mi away
- PHN · St Clair County International Airport26 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 MTC from CMB?
The flight distance from Mount Clemens (MTC) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,829 miles (14,208 km, 7,672 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MTC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 47m 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 Mount Clemens and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Mount Clemens.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MTC to CMB?
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