# Distance from College Station (CLL) to Colombo (CMB)

> 15,796 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,796 km / 9,815 mi / 8,529 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 6° (north)
- **Return heading**: 355° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 08:05 in College Station, it's 18:35 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 291 ft (CMB is lower than CLL)

## Airports

### [Easterwood Field (CLL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cll-college-station-easterwood-field/1ef266df-1438-693a-8f8a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: College Station, United States
- ICAO: KCLL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.590000, -96.360000
- Elevation: 321 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 08:05 in College Station, it's 18:35 in Colombo.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Easterwood Field (CLL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cll-college-station-easterwood-field/1ef266df-1438-693a-8f8a-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)