# Distance from Bourg (AHZ) to Colombo (CMB)

> 8,173 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,173 km / 5,079 mi / 4,413 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 315° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 22:07 in Bourg, it's 01:37 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,072 ft (CMB is lower than AHZ)

## Airports

### [L'alpe D'huez Airport (AHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahz-bourg-lalpe-dhuez-airport/1ef266df-4952-694a-923e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bourg, France
- ICAO: LFHU
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.090000, 6.080000
- Elevation: 6,102 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 22:07 in Bourg, it's 01:37 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [L'alpe D'huez Airport (AHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ahz-bourg-lalpe-dhuez-airport/1ef266df-4952-694a-923e-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)