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RML to SQD: distance & flight time
Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport) → Shangrao (Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport)
2,896 mi
4,661 km · 2,517 nm
6h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
2,896 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 9m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- SQD — Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport · Shangrao, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near SQD
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport47 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport70 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport82 mi away
- TXN · Tunxi International Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RML from SQD?
The flight distance from Colombo (RML) to Shangrao (SQD) is 2,896 miles (4,661 km, 2,517 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RML to SQD?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 9m 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 RML to SQD?
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