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OTP to CMB: distance & flight time
Bucharest (Henri Coandă International Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,122 mi
6,634 km · 3,582 nm
8h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,122 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 33m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OTP — Henri Coandă International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
- 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 OTP
- BBU · Băneasa International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport100 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport119 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 OTP from CMB?
The flight distance from Bucharest (OTP) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,122 miles (6,634 km, 3,582 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OTP to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 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 Bucharest and Colombo?
Colombo is 2.5 hours ahead of Bucharest.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OTP to CMB?
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