# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Mogadishu (MGQ)

> 3,874 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,874 km / 2,407 mi / 2,092 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Somalia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 13:52 in Colombo, it's 11:22 in Mogadishu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (MGQ 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

### [Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mgq-mogadishu-aden-adde-international-airport/1ef266de-eab3-6e02-b1dc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mogadishu, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMM
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 2.010000, 45.300000
- Elevation: 29 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 13:52 in Colombo, it's 11:22 in Mogadishu.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mgq-mogadishu-aden-adde-international-airport/1ef266de-eab3-6e02-b1dc-06bb2780ed98)
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