# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Irkutsk (IKT)

> 5,489 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,489 km / 3,411 mi / 2,964 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 213° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 15:41 in Colombo, it's 18:11 in Irkutsk)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,645 ft (IKT 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

### [Irkutsk Airport (IKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikt-irkutsk-irkutsk-airport/1ef266df-e65d-6cd0-a35f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Irkutsk, Russia
- ICAO: UIII
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 52.270000, 104.390000
- Elevation: 1,675 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 15:41 in Colombo, it's 18:11 in Irkutsk.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Irkutsk Airport (IKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ikt-irkutsk-irkutsk-airport/1ef266df-e65d-6cd0-a35f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)