# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Colombo (RML)

> 5,674 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,674 km / 3,526 mi / 3,064 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 19:55 in Cairo, it's 22:25 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 360 ft (RML is lower than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 ft

### [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCC
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.820000, 79.890000
- Elevation: 22 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 19:55 in Cairo, it's 22:25 in Colombo.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)
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