# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island (LSW)

> 1,899 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,899 km / 1,180 mi / 1,025 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 96° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Indonesia
- **Time difference**: +1.5h (When it's 18:23 in Colombo, it's 19:53 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 60 ft (LSW 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

### [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WITM
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 5.230000, 96.950000
- Elevation: 90 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:23 in Colombo, it's 19:53 in Lhok Seumawe-Sumatra Island.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Malikus Saleh Airport (LSW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lsw-lhok-seumawe-sumatra-island-malikus-saleh-airport/1ef266df-fdf6-67e8-a694-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)