# Distance from Sochi (AER) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,596 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,596 km / 3,477 mi / 3,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 10:38 in Sochi, it's 13:08 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 59 ft (CMB is lower than AER)

## Airports

### [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sochi, Russia
- ICAO: URSS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 43.450000, 39.960000
- Elevation: 89 ft

### [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCBI
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 7.180000, 79.880000
- Elevation: 30 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:38 in Sochi, it's 13:08 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)