# Distance from Bobo Dioulasso (BOY) to Colombo (CMB)

> 9,226 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,226 km / 5,733 mi / 4,982 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.5h (When it's 20:19 in Bobo Dioulasso, it's 01:49 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,481 ft (CMB is lower than BOY)

## Airports

### [Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/boy-bobo-dioulasso-bobo-dioulasso-airport/1ef266de-b6fb-63bc-9bbe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFOO
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 11.160000, -4.330000
- Elevation: 1,511 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 20:19 in Bobo Dioulasso, it's 01:49 in Colombo.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/boy-bobo-dioulasso-bobo-dioulasso-airport/1ef266de-b6fb-63bc-9bbe-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)