# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Hassi Messaoud (HME)

> 8,053 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,053 km / 5,004 mi / 4,348 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 301° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 05:45 in Colombo, it's 01:15 in Hassi Messaoud)
- **Elevation difference**: 433 ft (HME 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

### [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hassi Messaoud, Algeria
- ICAO: DAUH
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 31.670000, 6.140000
- Elevation: 463 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 05:45 in Colombo, it's 01:15 in Hassi Messaoud.
The 4.5-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)
- [Oued Irara Airport (HME)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hme-hassi-messaoud-oued-irara-airport/1ef266de-b5d8-6cbe-b520-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)