# Distance from Yamoussoukro (ASK) to Colombo (CMB)

> 9,391 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,391 km / 5,835 mi / 5,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 276° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ivory Coast) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 01:18 in Yamoussoukro, it's 06:48 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 669 ft (CMB is lower than ASK)

## Airports

### [Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ask-yamoussoukro-yamoussoukro-airport/1ef266de-b78d-656e-bad6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
- ICAO: DIYO
- Timezone: Africa/Abidjan
- Coordinates: 6.900000, -5.370000
- Elevation: 699 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 01:18 in Yamoussoukro, it's 06:48 in Colombo.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ask-yamoussoukro-yamoussoukro-airport/1ef266de-b78d-656e-bad6-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)