# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Rostov-on-Don (RVI)

> 5,851 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,851 km / 3,635 mi / 3,159 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 17:10 in Colombo, it's 14:40 in Rostov-on-Don)
- **Elevation difference**: 250 ft (RVI 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

### [Rostov-na-Donu Airport (RVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvi-rostov-on-don-rostov-na-donu-airport/1ef266df-e9b1-6990-a1d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rostov-on-Don, Russia
- ICAO: URRR
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 47.260000, 39.820000
- Elevation: 280 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 17:10 in Colombo, it's 14:40 in Rostov-on-Don.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rostov-na-Donu Airport (RVI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rvi-rostov-on-don-rostov-na-donu-airport/1ef266df-e9b1-6990-a1d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)