# Distance from Catacamas (CAA) to Colombo (CMB)

> 17,100 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,100 km / 10,626 mi / 9,233 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Honduras) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.5h (When it's 22:37 in Catacamas, it's 10:07 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,459 ft (CMB is lower than CAA)

## Airports

### [Catacamas Airport (CAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/caa-catacamas-catacamas-airport/1ef266df-5d43-6d0a-a976-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Catacamas, Honduras
- ICAO: MHCA
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.920000, -85.900000
- Elevation: 1,489 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 22:37 in Catacamas, it's 10:07 in Colombo.
With a 11.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Catacamas Airport (CAA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/caa-catacamas-catacamas-airport/1ef266df-5d43-6d0a-a976-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)