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YSC to CMB: distance & flight time
Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,398 mi
13,515 km · 7,298 nm
16h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9.5h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,398 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- YSC — Sherbrooke Airport · Sherbrooke, 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 YSC
- ZBM · Bromont (Roland Desourdy) Airport52 mi away
- MVL · Morrisville Stowe State Airport77 mi away
- YJN · St Jean Airport78 mi away
- YRQ · Trois-Rivières Airport79 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 YSC from CMB?
The flight distance from Sherbrooke (YSC) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,398 miles (13,515 km, 7,298 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSC to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 56m 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 Sherbrooke and Colombo?
Colombo is 9.5 hours ahead of Sherbrooke.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YSC to CMB?
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