# Distance from Chipata (CIP) to Colombo (CMB)

> 5,707 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,707 km / 3,546 mi / 3,082 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 01:58 in Chipata, it's 05:28 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,330 ft (CMB is lower than CIP)

## Airports

### [Chipata Airport (CIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cip-chipata-chipata-airport/1ef266de-da2b-6d46-a2ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chipata, Zambia
- ICAO: FLCP
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -13.560000, 32.590000
- Elevation: 3,360 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 01:58 in Chipata, it's 05:28 in Colombo.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chipata Airport (CIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cip-chipata-chipata-airport/1ef266de-da2b-6d46-a2ef-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)