# Distance from Borroloola Airport (BOX) to Colombo (CMB)

> 6,725 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,725 km / 4,179 mi / 3,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 08:35 in Borroloola Airport, it's 04:35 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (CMB is lower than BOX)

## Airports

### [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Borroloola Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBRL
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -16.080000, 136.300000
- Elevation: 55 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 08:35 in Borroloola Airport, it's 04:35 in Colombo.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Borroloola Airport (BOX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/box-borroloola-airport/1ef266e0-06e7-630c-b5f6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
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