# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Kununurra (KNX)

> 5,951 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,951 km / 3,698 mi / 3,213 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 08:14 in Colombo, it's 10:44 in Kununurra)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (KNX 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

### [Kununurra Airport (KNX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knx-kununurra-kununurra-airport/1ef266e0-1710-6da0-baf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kununurra, Australia
- ICAO: YPKU
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -15.780000, 128.710000
- Elevation: 145 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 08:14 in Colombo, it's 10:44 in Kununurra.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kununurra Airport (KNX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knx-kununurra-kununurra-airport/1ef266e0-1710-6da0-baf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)