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WGA to CMB: distance & flight time
Wagga Wagga (Wagga Wagga City Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,270 mi
8,481 km · 4,579 nm
10h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,270 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 48m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- WGA — Wagga Wagga City Airport · Wagga Wagga, 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 WGA
- TUM · Tumut Airport44 mi away
- CMD · Cootamundra Airport49 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport51 mi away
- NRA · Narrandera Airport63 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 WGA from CMB?
The flight distance from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,270 miles (8,481 km, 4,579 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WGA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 48m 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 Wagga Wagga and Colombo?
Colombo is 4.5 hours behind Wagga Wagga.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WGA to CMB?
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