# Distance from Arly (ARL) to Colombo (CMB)

> 8,591 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,591 km / 5,338 mi / 4,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 00:07 in Arly, it's 05:37 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 731 ft (CMB is lower than ARL)

## Airports

### [Arly Airport (ARL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arl-arly-arly-airport/1ef266de-b6c2-69cc-b9fa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arly, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFER
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.600000, 1.480000
- Elevation: 761 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 00:07 in Arly, it's 05:37 in Colombo.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Arly Airport (ARL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arl-arly-arly-airport/1ef266de-b6c2-69cc-b9fa-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)