# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Fayetteville (POB)

> 14,812 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,812 km / 9,204 mi / 7,998 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 18:10 in Colombo, it's 08:40 in Fayetteville)
- **Elevation difference**: 188 ft (POB 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

### [Pope Army Air Field (POB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pob-fayetteville-pope-army-air-field/1ef266df-3341-630e-bd8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fayetteville, United States
- ICAO: KPOB
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.170000, -79.010000
- Elevation: 218 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 18:10 in Colombo, it's 08:40 in Fayetteville.
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)
- [Pope Army Air Field (POB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pob-fayetteville-pope-army-air-field/1ef266df-3341-630e-bd8b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)