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PUF to RML: distance & flight time
Pau (Pau Pyrénées Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
5,409 mi
8,704 km · 4,700 nm
11h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,409 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 4m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PUF — Pau Pyrénées Airport · Pau, France
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 PUF
- LDE · Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- BIQ · Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne Airport56 mi away
- EAS · San Sebastian Airport69 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport74 mi away
Near RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PUF from RML?
The flight distance from Pau (PUF) to Colombo (RML) is 5,409 miles (8,704 km, 4,700 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PUF to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 4m 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 Pau and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Pau.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PUF to RML?
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