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OOM to CMB: distance & flight time
Cooma (Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,375 mi
8,651 km · 4,671 nm
11h
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,375 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OOM — Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport · Cooma, Australia
- 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 OOM
- CYG · Corryong Airport61 mi away
- MIM · Merimbula Airport66 mi away
- CBR · Canberra International Airport70 mi away
- MYA · Moruya Airport71 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 OOM from CMB?
The flight distance from Cooma (OOM) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,375 miles (8,651 km, 4,671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OOM to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Cooma and Colombo?
Colombo is 4.5 hours behind Cooma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OOM to CMB?
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