# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg (SHD)

> 14,506 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,506 km / 9,013 mi / 7,833 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 28° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 16:37 in Colombo, it's 07:07 in Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,171 ft (SHD 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

### [Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shd-stauntonwaynesboroharrisonburg-shenandoah-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3863-6c7e-be0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, United States
- ICAO: KSHD
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.260000, -78.900000
- Elevation: 1,201 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 16:37 in Colombo, it's 07:07 in Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg.
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)
- [Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shd-stauntonwaynesboroharrisonburg-shenandoah-valley-regional-airport/1ef266df-3863-6c7e-be0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)