# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (PKC)

> 8,608 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,608 km / 5,349 mi / 4,648 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6.5h (When it's 03:01 in Colombo, it's 09:31 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
- **Elevation difference**: 101 ft (PKC 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

### [Yelizovo Airport (PKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkc-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-yelizovo-airport/1ef266df-e609-67a2-80fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
- ICAO: UHPP
- Timezone: Asia/Anadyr
- Coordinates: 53.170000, 158.450000
- Elevation: 131 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 03:01 in Colombo, it's 09:31 in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
With a 6.5-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)
- [Yelizovo Airport (PKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkc-petropavlovsk-kamchatsky-yelizovo-airport/1ef266df-e609-67a2-80fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)