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YTL to CMB: distance & flight time
Big Trout Lake (Big Trout Lake Airport) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
8,180 mi
13,165 km · 7,108 nm
16h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,180 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 30m 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
- YTL — Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake, 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 YTL
- YAX · Wapekeka Airport13 mi away
- XBE · Bearskin Lake Airport47 mi away
- XKS · Kasabonika Airport55 mi away
- KIF · Kingfisher Lake Airport56 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 YTL from CMB?
The flight distance from Big Trout Lake (YTL) to Colombo (CMB) is 8,180 miles (13,165 km, 7,108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTL to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 30m 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 Big Trout Lake and Colombo?
Colombo is 10.5 hours ahead of Big Trout Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YTL to CMB?
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