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RHT to CMB: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
2,591 mi
4,170 km · 2,251 nm
5h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
2,591 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- 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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 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 RHT from CMB?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Colombo (CMB) is 2,591 miles (4,170 km, 2,251 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 cheapest way to fly from RHT to CMB?
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