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YQT to CMB: distance & flight time
Thunder Bay (Thunder Bay Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,543 mi
13,748 km · 7,423 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,543 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YQT — Thunder Bay Airport · Thunder Bay, 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 YQT
- GRM · Grand Marais Cook County Airport61 mi away
- CMX · Houghton County Memorial Airport92 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport109 mi away
- LYU · Ely Municipal Airport122 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 YQT from CMB?
The flight distance from Thunder Bay (YQT) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,543 miles (13,748 km, 7,423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQT to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m 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 Thunder Bay and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Thunder Bay.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQT to CMB?
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