# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Ankavandra (JVA)

> 4,769 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,769 km / 2,963 mi / 2,575 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 04:44 in Colombo, it's 02:14 in Ankavandra)
- **Elevation difference**: 397 ft (JVA 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

### [Ankavandra Airport (JVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jva-ankavandra-ankavandra-airport/1ef266de-db92-6a5e-971a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ankavandra, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMK
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -18.810000, 45.270000
- Elevation: 427 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 04:44 in Colombo, it's 02:14 in Ankavandra.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ankavandra Airport (JVA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jva-ankavandra-ankavandra-airport/1ef266de-db92-6a5e-971a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)