# Distance from Boghe (BGH) to Colombo (CMB)

> 10,211 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,211 km / 6,345 mi / 5,513 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 08:51 in Boghe, it's 14:21 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 36 ft (CMB is lower than BGH)

## Airports

### [Abbaye Airport (BGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgh-boghe-abbaye-airport/1ef266de-e929-6bd6-bc8d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boghe, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNE
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.630000, -14.200000
- Elevation: 66 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 08:51 in Boghe, it's 14:21 in Colombo.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Abbaye Airport (BGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgh-boghe-abbaye-airport/1ef266de-e929-6bd6-bc8d-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)