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YUA to CMB: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Colombo (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)
1,935 mi
3,114 km · 1,681 nm
4h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,935 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- YUA — Yuanmou Air Base · Yuanmou, China
- 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 YUA
- PZI · Bao'anying Airport56 mi away
- KMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport79 mi away
- DLU · Dali Airport98 mi away
- LJG · Lijiang Airport121 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 YUA from CMB?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Colombo (CMB) is 1,935 miles (3,114 km, 1,681 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to CMB?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 16m 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 cheapest way to fly from YUA to CMB?
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