# Distance from Cimitarra (CIM) to Colombo (CMB)

> 16,746 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,746 km / 10,406 mi / 9,042 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 07:14 in Cimitarra, it's 17:44 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 710 ft (CMB is lower than CIM)

## Airports

### [Cimitarra Airport (CIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cim-cimitarra-cimitarra-airport/1ef266df-b48c-6f62-b3d1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cimitarra, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCM
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.370000, -73.970000
- Elevation: 740 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 07:14 in Cimitarra, it's 17:44 in Colombo.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cimitarra Airport (CIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cim-cimitarra-cimitarra-airport/1ef266df-b48c-6f62-b3d1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)