# Distance from Amakusa Airport (AXJ) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,892 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,892 km / 3,661 mi / 3,181 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Sri Lanka
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 00:58 in Amakusa Airport, it's 21:28 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 310 ft (CMB is lower than AXJ)

## Airports

### [Amakusa Airport (AXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axj-amakusa-airport/1ef266df-8b8e-63e0-9210-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Amakusa Airport, Japan
- ICAO: RJDA
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 32.480000, 130.160000
- Elevation: 340 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 00:58 in Amakusa Airport, it's 21:28 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Amakusa Airport (AXJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axj-amakusa-airport/1ef266df-8b8e-63e0-9210-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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