# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ)

> 5,727 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,727 km / 3,558 mi / 3,092 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Egypt
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 21:58 in Colombo, it's 19:28 in Shark El Oweinat International Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 829 ft (GSQ 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

### [Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsq-shark-el-oweinat-international-airport/1ef266de-eb5c-6eda-87a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shark El Oweinat International Airport, Egypt
- ICAO: HEOW
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 22.590000, 28.720000
- Elevation: 859 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 21:58 in Colombo, it's 19:28 in Shark El Oweinat International Airport.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shark El Oweinat International Airport (GSQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gsq-shark-el-oweinat-international-airport/1ef266de-eb5c-6eda-87a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)