# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista (FHU)

> 15,569 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,569 km / 9,674 mi / 8,407 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 13:18 in Colombo, it's 00:48 in Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,689 ft (FHU 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

### [Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby Army Air Field (FHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fhu-fort-huachuca-sierra-vista-sierra-vista-municipal-libby-army-air-field/1ef266df-1c2e-6e8c-b8ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, United States
- ICAO: KFHU
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 31.590000, -110.340000
- Elevation: 4,719 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 13:18 in Colombo, it's 00:48 in Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista.
With a 12.5-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)
- [Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby Army Air Field (FHU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fhu-fort-huachuca-sierra-vista-sierra-vista-municipal-libby-army-air-field/1ef266df-1c2e-6e8c-b8ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)