# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Gondar (GDQ)

> 4,683 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,683 km / 2,910 mi / 2,529 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 18:56 in Colombo, it's 16:26 in Gondar)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,419 ft (GDQ 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

### [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gondar, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.520000, 37.430000
- Elevation: 6,449 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 18:56 in Colombo, it's 16:26 in Gondar.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gonder Airport (GDQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdq-gondar-gonder-airport/1ef266de-ea16-606c-80ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)