# Distance from Bridgetown (BGI) to Colombo (CMB)

> 14,994 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,994 km / 9,317 mi / 8,096 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Barbados) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 17:55 in Bridgetown, it's 03:25 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 139 ft (CMB is lower than BGI)

## Airports

### [Sir Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgi-bridgetown-sir-grantley-adams-international-airport/1ef266df-defd-6152-ba4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bridgetown, Barbados
- ICAO: TBPB
- Timezone: America/Barbados
- Coordinates: 13.070000, -59.490000
- Elevation: 169 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 17:55 in Bridgetown, it's 03:25 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sir Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bgi-bridgetown-sir-grantley-adams-international-airport/1ef266df-defd-6152-ba4a-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)