# Distance from Cayo Santa Maria (BWW) to Colombo (CMB)

> 15,991 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,991 km / 9,937 mi / 8,635 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Cuba) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 08:15 in Cayo Santa Maria, it's 17:45 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 17 ft (CMB is higher than BWW)

## Airports

### [Las Brujas Airport (BWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bww-cayo-santa-maria-las-brujas-airport/1ef266df-6a96-69c6-95bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba
- ICAO: MUBR
- Timezone: America/Havana
- Coordinates: 22.620000, -79.150000
- Elevation: 13 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 08:15 in Cayo Santa Maria, it's 17:45 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Las Brujas Airport (BWW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bww-cayo-santa-maria-las-brujas-airport/1ef266df-6a96-69c6-95bc-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)