# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Kwajalein (KWA)

> 9,652 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,652 km / 5,998 mi / 5,212 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Marshall Islands
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 18:55 in Colombo, it's 01:25 in Kwajalein)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (KWA is lower 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

### [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
- ICAO: PKWA
- Timezone: Pacific/Kwajalein
- Coordinates: 8.720000, 167.730000
- Elevation: 16 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 18:55 in Colombo, it's 01:25 in Kwajalein.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Bucholz Army Air Field(Kwajalein Kmr)(Atoll) Airport (KWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwa-kwajalein-bucholz-army-air-fieldkwajalein-kmratoll-airport/1ef266df-897b-6f8a-9078-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)