# Distance from Aswan (ASW) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,344 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,344 km / 3,320 mi / 2,885 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 102° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 01:56 in Aswan, it's 04:26 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 632 ft (CMB is lower than ASW)

## Airports

### [Aswan International Airport (ASW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asw-aswan-aswan-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8f-6786-8bef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aswan, Egypt
- ICAO: HESN
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 23.960000, 32.820000
- Elevation: 662 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 01:56 in Aswan, it's 04:26 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Aswan International Airport (ASW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asw-aswan-aswan-international-airport/1ef266de-eb8f-6786-8bef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
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