# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Salekhard (SLY)

> 6,684 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,684 km / 4,153 mi / 3,609 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 165° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -0.5h (When it's 00:15 in Colombo, it's 23:45 in Salekhard)
- **Elevation difference**: 188 ft (SLY 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

### [Salekhard Airport (SLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sly-salekhard-salekhard-airport/1ef266df-e9f1-6374-9c3a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salekhard, Russia
- ICAO: USDD
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 66.590000, 66.610000
- Elevation: 218 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 00:15 in Colombo, it's 23:45 in Salekhard.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Salekhard Airport (SLY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sly-salekhard-salekhard-airport/1ef266df-e9f1-6374-9c3a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)