# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Icabaru Airport (ICA)

> 15,568 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,568 km / 9,673 mi / 8,406 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Venezuela
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 20:48 in Colombo, it's 11:18 in Icabaru Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,544 ft (ICA 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

### [Icabaru Airport (ICA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ica-icabaru-airport/1ef266df-d143-6624-a250-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Icabaru Airport, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVIC
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 4.340000, -61.740000
- Elevation: 1,574 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 20:48 in Colombo, it's 11:18 in Icabaru Airport.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Icabaru Airport (ICA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ica-icabaru-airport/1ef266df-d143-6624-a250-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)