# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Piura (PIU)

> 17,849 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,849 km / 11,091 mi / 9,637 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 83° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 02:26 in Colombo, it's 15:56 in Piura)
- **Elevation difference**: 90 ft (PIU 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

### [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Piura, Peru
- ICAO: SPUR
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -5.210000, -80.620000
- Elevation: 120 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 02:26 in Colombo, it's 15:56 in Piura.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Capitan FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/piu-piura-capitan-fap-guillermo-concha-iberico-international-airport/1ef266df-c574-6d84-a0a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)