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YBR to CMB: distance & flight time
Brandon (Brandon Municipal Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,492 mi
13,667 km · 7,380 nm
17h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,492 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 7m 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
- YBR — Brandon Municipal Airport · Brandon, 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 YBR
- YPG · Southport Airport75 mi away
- YDN · Dauphin Barker Airport82 mi away
- YWG · Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport121 mi away
- MIB · Minot Air Force Base121 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 YBR from CMB?
The flight distance from Brandon (YBR) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,492 miles (13,667 km, 7,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBR to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 7m 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 Brandon and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Brandon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBR to CMB?
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