Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
TVF to RML: distance & flight time
Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls Regional Airport) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
8,637 mi
13,900 km · 7,505 nm
17h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
See live TVF→RML fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,637 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 24m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TVF — Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, United States
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near TVF
- GFK · Grand Forks International Airport47 mi away
- RDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base57 mi away
- BJI · Bemidji Regional Airport70 mi away
- PMB · Pembina Municipal Airport77 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 TVF from RML?
The flight distance from Thief River Falls (TVF) to Colombo (RML) is 8,637 miles (13,900 km, 7,505 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVF to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 24m 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 Thief River Falls and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Thief River Falls.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVF to RML?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVF–RML that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.