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SCQ to CMB: distance & flight time
Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,795 mi
9,327 km · 5,036 nm
11h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,795 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 50m 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
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, Spain
- 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 SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 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 SCQ from CMB?
The flight distance from Santiago (SCQ) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,795 miles (9,327 km, 5,036 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCQ to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 50m 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 Santiago and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Santiago.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCQ to CMB?
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