# Distance from Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,468 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,468 km / 3,398 mi / 2,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malawi) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 21:51 in Chelinda Malawi Airport, it's 01:21 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,729 ft (CMB is lower than CEH)

## Airports

### [Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ceh-chelinda-malawi-airport/1ef266de-dfce-621c-ba5a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chelinda Malawi Airport, Malawi
- ICAO: FWCD
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -10.550000, 33.800000
- Elevation: 7,759 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 21:51 in Chelinda Malawi Airport, it's 01:21 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chelinda Malawi Airport (CEH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ceh-chelinda-malawi-airport/1ef266de-dfce-621c-ba5a-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)