# Distance from Bau Bau-Butung Island (BUW) to Colombo (CMB)

> 4,942 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,942 km / 3,071 mi / 2,668 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Sri Lanka
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 11:26 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 08:56 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 134 ft (CMB is lower than BUW)

## Airports

### [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bau Bau-Butung Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAWB
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -5.490000, 122.570000
- Elevation: 164 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 11:26 in Bau Bau-Butung Island, it's 08:56 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Betoambari Airport (BUW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/buw-bau-bau-butung-island-betoambari-airport/1ef266df-faeb-61f2-9774-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)