# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Colonel Hill (CRI)

> 15,651 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,651 km / 9,725 mi / 8,451 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Bahamas
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 18:57 in Colombo, it's 09:27 in Colonel Hill)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (CRI is lower 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

### [Colonel Hill Airport (CRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cri-colonel-hill-colonel-hill-airport/1ef266df-6c26-60e8-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colonel Hill, Bahamas
- ICAO: MYCI
- Timezone: America/Nassau
- Coordinates: 22.750000, -74.180000
- Elevation: 5 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 18:57 in Colombo, it's 09:27 in Colonel Hill.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Colonel Hill Airport (CRI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cri-colonel-hill-colonel-hill-airport/1ef266df-6c26-60e8-9b6e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)