# Distance from Antofagasta (ANF) to Colombo (CMB)

> 16,369 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,369 km / 10,171 mi / 8,839 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 115° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 13:03 in Antofagasta, it's 22:33 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 425 ft (CMB is lower than ANF)

## Airports

### [Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anf-antofagasta-cerro-moreno-airport/1ef266df-99f9-6b96-a1b9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Antofagasta, Chile
- ICAO: SCFA
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -23.440000, -70.450000
- Elevation: 455 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:03 in Antofagasta, it's 22:33 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cerro Moreno Airport (ANF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/anf-antofagasta-cerro-moreno-airport/1ef266df-99f9-6b96-a1b9-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)