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PNY to CMB: distance & flight time
Pendicherry (Pondicherry Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
331 mi
532 km · 287 nm
1h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
331 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
- PNY — Pondicherry Airport · Pendicherry, 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 PNY
- MAA · Chennai International Airport75 mi away
- TJV · Tanjore Air Force Base99 mi away
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport112 mi away
- TIR · Tirupati Airport116 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 PNY from CMB?
The flight distance from Pendicherry (PNY) to Colombo (CMB) is 331 miles (532 km, 287 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PNY 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 PNY to CMB?
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