# Distance from Arso-Papua Island (ARJ) to Colombo (CMB)

> 6,850 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,850 km / 4,257 mi / 3,699 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 97° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Sri Lanka
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 15:26 in Arso-Papua Island, it's 11:56 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 178 ft (CMB is lower than ARJ)

## Airports

### [Arso Airport (ARJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arj-arso-papua-island-arso-airport/1ef266df-f93a-6740-876e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arso-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAJA
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -2.930000, 140.780000
- Elevation: 208 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 15:26 in Arso-Papua Island, it's 11:56 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Arso Airport (ARJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arj-arso-papua-island-arso-airport/1ef266df-f93a-6740-876e-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)