# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Orel (OEL)

> 6,443 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,443 km / 4,003 mi / 3,479 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 126° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 04:31 in Colombo, it's 02:01 in Orel)
- **Elevation difference**: 626 ft (OEL 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

### [Oryol Yuzhny Airport (OEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oel-orel-oryol-yuzhny-airport/1ef266df-ec0a-6f84-8f60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Orel, Russia
- ICAO: UUOR
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 52.930000, 36.000000
- Elevation: 656 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 04:31 in Colombo, it's 02:01 in Orel.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Oryol Yuzhny Airport (OEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oel-orel-oryol-yuzhny-airport/1ef266df-ec0a-6f84-8f60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)