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SXV to CMB: distance & flight time
Salem (Salem Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
341 mi
549 km · 297 nm
1h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
341 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 22m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SXV — Salem Airport · Salem, India
- 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 SXV
- TRZ · Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport83 mi away
- CJB · Coimbatore International Airport87 mi away
- MYQ · Mysore Airport100 mi away
- BLR · Kempegowda International Airport101 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 SXV from CMB?
The flight distance from Salem (SXV) to Colombo (CMB) is 341 miles (549 km, 297 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SXV to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 22m 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 SXV to CMB?
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