# Distance from Blacksburg (BCB) to Colombo (CMB)

> 14,671 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,671 km / 9,116 mi / 7,922 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 339° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 00:44 in Blacksburg, it's 10:14 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,090 ft (CMB is lower than BCB)

## Airports

### [Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcb-blacksburg-virginia-techmontgomery-executive-airport/1ef266df-0fef-6e28-ae40-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blacksburg, United States
- ICAO: KBCB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.200000, -80.400000
- Elevation: 2,120 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 00:44 in Blacksburg, it's 10:14 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bcb-blacksburg-virginia-techmontgomery-executive-airport/1ef266df-0fef-6e28-ae40-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)