# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Fada N'gourma (FNG)

> 8,709 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,709 km / 5,412 mi / 4,703 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.5h (When it's 09:36 in Colombo, it's 04:06 in Fada N'gourma)
- **Elevation difference**: 981 ft (FNG 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

### [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEF
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.030000, 0.350000
- Elevation: 1,011 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:36 in Colombo, it's 04:06 in Fada N'gourma.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)