# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Cotulla (COT)

> 16,051 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,051 km / 9,974 mi / 8,667 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 359° (north)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 14:20 in Colombo, it's 03:50 in Cotulla)
- **Elevation difference**: 444 ft (COT is higher than CMB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (COT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cot-cotulla-cotulla-la-salle-county-airport/1ef266df-14ba-6372-a944-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cotulla, United States
- ICAO: KCOT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 28.460000, -99.220000
- Elevation: 474 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 14:20 in Colombo, it's 03:50 in Cotulla.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Cotulla-La Salle County Airport (COT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cot-cotulla-cotulla-la-salle-county-airport/1ef266df-14ba-6372-a944-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)