# Distance from Chuathbaluk (CHU) to Colombo (CMB)

> 10,855 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,855 km / 6,745 mi / 5,861 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13.5h (When it's 15:30 in Chuathbaluk, it's 05:00 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 214 ft (CMB is lower than CHU)

## Airports

### [Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chu-chuathbaluk-chuathbaluk-airport/1ef266df-85e9-65a2-9abf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chuathbaluk, United States
- ICAO: PACH
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 61.580000, -159.220000
- Elevation: 244 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 15:30 in Chuathbaluk, it's 05:00 in Colombo.
With a 13.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chu-chuathbaluk-chuathbaluk-airport/1ef266df-85e9-65a2-9abf-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)