# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Chake (PMA)

> 4,656 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,656 km / 2,893 mi / 2,514 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 08:57 in Colombo, it's 06:27 in Chake)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (PMA 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

### [Pemba Airport (PMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pma-chake-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ef13-65ec-88e5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chake, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTPE
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -5.260000, 39.810000
- Elevation: 80 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 08:57 in Colombo, it's 06:27 in Chake.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pemba Airport (PMA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pma-chake-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ef13-65ec-88e5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)