# Distance from Barrow Island Airport (BWB) to Colombo (CMB)

> 4,978 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,978 km / 3,093 mi / 2,688 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 130° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 15:00 in Barrow Island Airport, it's 12:30 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (CMB is higher than BWB)

## Airports

### [Barrow Island Airport (BWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwb-barrow-island-airport/1ef266e0-0795-6268-9b1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Barrow Island Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YBWX
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -20.860000, 115.410000
- Elevation: 26 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 15:00 in Barrow Island Airport, it's 12:30 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Barrow Island Airport (BWB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwb-barrow-island-airport/1ef266e0-0795-6268-9b1a-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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