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SLM to RML: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
5,670 mi
9,125 km · 4,927 nm
11h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,670 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 35m 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
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- 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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 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 SLM from RML?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Colombo (RML) is 5,670 miles (9,125 km, 4,927 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 35m 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 Salamanca and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to RML?
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