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XMC to CMB: distance & flight time
Mallacoota (Mallacoota Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
5,443 mi
8,759 km · 4,730 nm
11h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
5,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 8m 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
- XMC — Mallacoota Airport · Mallacoota, 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 XMC
- MIM · Merimbula Airport49 mi away
- OOM · Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport99 mi away
- BSJ · Bairnsdale Airport119 mi away
- MYA · Moruya Airport120 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 XMC from CMB?
The flight distance from Mallacoota (XMC) to Colombo (CMB) is 5,443 miles (8,759 km, 4,730 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from XMC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 8m 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 Mallacoota and Colombo?
Colombo is 4.5 hours behind Mallacoota.
What is the cheapest way to fly from XMC to CMB?
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