# Distance from Boende (BNB) to Colombo (CMB)

> 6,597 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,597 km / 4,099 mi / 3,562 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 04:48 in Boende, it's 09:18 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,138 ft (CMB is lower than BNB)

## Airports

### [Boende Airport (BNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnb-boende-boende-airport/1ef266de-e3b3-6378-902b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boende, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZGN
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -0.220000, 20.850000
- Elevation: 1,168 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 04:48 in Boende, it's 09:18 in Colombo.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Boende Airport (BNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bnb-boende-boende-airport/1ef266de-e3b3-6378-902b-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)