# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Port-au-Prince (PAP)

> 15,830 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,830 km / 9,836 mi / 8,547 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Haiti
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 06:33 in Colombo, it's 21:03 in Port-au-Prince)
- **Elevation difference**: 92 ft (PAP 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

### [Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pap-port-au-prince-toussaint-louverture-international-airport/1ef266df-69c1-60aa-8ca8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- ICAO: MTPP
- Timezone: America/Port-au-Prince
- Coordinates: 18.580000, -72.290000
- Elevation: 122 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 06:33 in Colombo, it's 21:03 in Port-au-Prince.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pap-port-au-prince-toussaint-louverture-international-airport/1ef266df-69c1-60aa-8ca8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)