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POE to CMB: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,756 mi
15,701 km · 8,478 nm
19h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
9,756 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 36m 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from CMB?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,756 miles (15,701 km, 8,478 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 36m 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 Fort Polk and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to CMB?
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