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YAG to CMB: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,558 mi
13,772 km · 7,436 nm
17h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,558 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 15m 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
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
- 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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 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 YAG from CMB?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,558 miles (13,772 km, 7,436 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 15m 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 Fort Frances and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to CMB?
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