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TYB to CMB: distance & flight time
(Tibooburra Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
4,837 mi
7,785 km · 4,204 nm
9h 57m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
4,837 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 57m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- TYB — Tibooburra Airport · , Australia
- 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 TYB
- BBL · Ballera Airport142 mi away
- MOO · Moomba Airport146 mi away
- XTG · Thargomindah Airport147 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 TYB from CMB?
The flight distance from (TYB) to Colombo (CMB) is 4,837 miles (7,785 km, 4,204 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TYB to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 57m 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 TYB to CMB?
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