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UIP to CMB: distance & flight time
Quimper (Quimper-Cornouaille Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,576 mi
8,973 km · 4,845 nm
11h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 24m 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
- UIP — Quimper-Cornouaille Airport · Quimper, France
- 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 UIP
- BES · Brest Bretagne Airport35 mi away
- LRT · Lorient South Brittany (Bretagne Sud) Airport37 mi away
- LDV · Landivisiau Air Base38 mi away
- MXN · Morlaix-Ploujean Airport46 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 UIP from CMB?
The flight distance from Quimper (UIP) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,576 miles (8,973 km, 4,845 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from UIP to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Quimper and Colombo?
Colombo is 3.5 hours ahead of Quimper.
What is the cheapest way to fly from UIP to CMB?
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