# Distance from Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,764 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,764 km / 3,582 mi / 3,112 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 05:22 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 08:52 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,613 ft (CMB is lower than BKY)

## Airports

### [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bukavu Kavumu Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZMA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -2.310000, 28.810000
- Elevation: 5,643 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 05:22 in Bukavu Kavumu Airport, it's 08:52 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bukavu Kavumu Airport (BKY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bky-bukavu-kavumu-airport/1ef266de-e42a-6536-9a81-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)