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SPA to CMB: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
9,296 mi
14,961 km · 8,078 nm
18h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
9,296 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 42m 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from CMB?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Colombo (CMB) is 9,296 miles (14,961 km, 8,078 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 42m 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 SPA to CMB?
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