# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Lahaina (JHM)

> 13,096 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,096 km / 8,137 mi / 7,071 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15.5h (When it's 14:54 in Colombo, it's 23:24 in Lahaina)
- **Elevation difference**: 226 ft (JHM 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

### [Kapalua Airport (JHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhm-lahaina-kapalua-airport/1ef266df-8931-63ae-9f97-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lahaina, United States
- ICAO: PHJH
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 20.960000, -156.670000
- Elevation: 256 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 14:54 in Colombo, it's 23:24 in Lahaina.
With a 15.5-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)
- [Kapalua Airport (JHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jhm-lahaina-kapalua-airport/1ef266df-8931-63ae-9f97-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)