# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Mandera (NDE)

> 4,223 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,223 km / 2,624 mi / 2,280 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Kenya
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:23 in Colombo, it's 03:53 in Mandera)
- **Elevation difference**: 775 ft (NDE 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

### [Mandera Airport (NDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nde-mandera-mandera-airport/1ef266de-ec65-6bc4-abfb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandera, Kenya
- ICAO: HKMA
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Coordinates: 3.930000, 41.850000
- Elevation: 805 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 06:23 in Colombo, it's 03:53 in Mandera.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mandera Airport (NDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nde-mandera-mandera-airport/1ef266de-ec65-6bc4-abfb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)