# Distance from Boa Vista (BVB) to Colombo (CMB)

> 15,500 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,500 km / 9,631 mi / 8,369 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 22:19 in Boa Vista, it's 07:49 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 246 ft (CMB is lower than BVB)

## Airports

### [Atlas Brasil Cantanhede Airport (BVB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bvb-boa-vista-atlas-brasil-cantanhede-airport/1ef266df-93f9-60a2-9ff2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Boa Vista, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBV
- Timezone: America/Boa_Vista
- Coordinates: 2.840000, -60.690000
- Elevation: 276 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 22:19 in Boa Vista, it's 07:49 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Atlas Brasil Cantanhede Airport (BVB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bvb-boa-vista-atlas-brasil-cantanhede-airport/1ef266df-93f9-60a2-9ff2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)