# Distance from Balikpapan-Borneo Island (BPN) to Colombo (CMB)

> 4,212 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,212 km / 2,617 mi / 2,274 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Sri Lanka
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 09:44 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 07:14 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 18 ft (CMB is higher than BPN)

## Airports

### [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Balikpapan-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WALL
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -1.270000, 116.890000
- Elevation: 12 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 09:44 in Balikpapan-Borneo Island, it's 07:14 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bpn-balikpapan-borneo-island-sepinggan-international-airport/1ef266df-f99b-6054-8a10-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)