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YUA to RML: distance & flight time
Yuanmou (Yuanmou Air Base) → Colombo (Colombo Ratmalana Airport)
1,952 mi
3,141 km · 1,696 nm
4h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,952 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 18m 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
- RML — Colombo Ratmalana 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 RML
- CMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport25 mi away
- KCT · Koggala Airport65 mi away
- HRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport93 mi away
- GIU · Sigiriya Air Force Base97 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YUA from RML?
The flight distance from Yuanmou (YUA) to Colombo (RML) is 1,952 miles (3,141 km, 1,696 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YUA to RML?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 18m 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 RML?
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