# Distance from Bedford Downs Airport (BDW) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,893 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,893 km / 3,662 mi / 3,182 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 11:07 in Bedford Downs Airport, it's 08:37 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,720 ft (CMB is lower than BDW)

## Airports

### [Bedford Downs Airport (BDW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdw-bedford-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0583-6cfe-b921-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bedford Downs Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBDF
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -17.290000, 127.460000
- Elevation: 1,750 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 11:07 in Bedford Downs Airport, it's 08:37 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Bedford Downs Airport (BDW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bdw-bedford-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0583-6cfe-b921-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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