# Distance from Puerto Lopez (CCO) to Colombo (CMB)

> 16,565 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,565 km / 10,293 mi / 8,944 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 04:55 in Puerto Lopez, it's 15:25 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 670 ft (CMB is lower than CCO)

## Airports

### [Carimagua Airport (CCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cco-puerto-lopez-carimagua-airport/1ef266df-b482-6bfc-a49f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Lopez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCI
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.560000, -71.340000
- Elevation: 700 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 04:55 in Puerto Lopez, it's 15:25 in Colombo.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Carimagua Airport (CCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cco-puerto-lopez-carimagua-airport/1ef266df-b482-6bfc-a49f-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)