# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Kailua/Kona (KOA)

> 13,210 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,210 km / 8,209 mi / 7,133 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15.5h (When it's 00:48 in Colombo, it's 09:18 in Kailua/Kona)
- **Elevation difference**: 19 ft (KOA 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

### [Ellison Onizuka Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koa-kailuakona-ellison-onizuka-kona-international-at-keahole-airport/1ef266df-8939-6e28-8a9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kailua/Kona, United States
- ICAO: PHKO
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 19.700000, -156.000000
- Elevation: 49 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 00:48 in Colombo, it's 09:18 in Kailua/Kona.
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)
- [Ellison Onizuka Kona International At Keahole Airport (KOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koa-kailuakona-ellison-onizuka-kona-international-at-keahole-airport/1ef266df-8939-6e28-8a9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)