# Distance from Bangui (BGF) to Colombo (CMB)

> 6,791 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,791 km / 4,220 mi / 3,667 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Central African Republic) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 22:26 in Bangui, it's 02:56 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,178 ft (CMB is lower than BGF)

## Airports

### [Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgf-bangui-bangui-mpoko-international-airport/1ef266de-d7f3-690c-a4d4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangui, Central African Republic
- ICAO: FEFF
- Timezone: Africa/Bangui
- Coordinates: 4.400000, 18.520000
- Elevation: 1,208 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 22:26 in Bangui, it's 02:56 in Colombo.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bangui M'Poko International Airport (BGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgf-bangui-bangui-mpoko-international-airport/1ef266de-d7f3-690c-a4d4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)