# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Ponta Delgada (PDL)

> 10,865 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,865 km / 6,751 mi / 5,867 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5.5h (When it's 20:49 in Colombo, it's 15:19 in Ponta Delgada)
- **Elevation difference**: 229 ft (PDL 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

### [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Delgada, Portugal
- ICAO: LPPD
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 37.740000, -25.700000
- Elevation: 259 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 20:49 in Colombo, it's 15:19 in Ponta Delgada.
The 5.5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Joao Paulo II Airport (PDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdl-ponta-delgada-joao-paulo-ii-airport/1ef266df-55d3-6e76-8d3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)