# Distance from Cali (CLO) to Colombo (CMB)

> 17,123 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,123 km / 10,640 mi / 9,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 06:41 in Cali, it's 17:11 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,132 ft (CMB is lower than CLO)

## Airports

### [Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clo-cali-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-international-airport/1ef266df-b487-6e40-8669-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cali, Colombia
- ICAO: SKCL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 3.540000, -76.380000
- Elevation: 3,162 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 06:41 in Cali, it's 17:11 in Colombo.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport (CLO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/clo-cali-alfonso-bonilla-aragon-international-airport/1ef266df-b487-6e40-8669-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)