# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Sumbawanga (SUT)

> 5,604 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,604 km / 3,482 mi / 3,026 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:38 in Colombo, it's 04:08 in Sumbawanga)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,890 ft (SUT 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

### [Sumbawanga Airport (SUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sut-sumbawanga-sumbawanga-airport/1ef266de-ef2b-6d40-832d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumbawanga, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTSU
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -7.970000, 31.670000
- Elevation: 5,920 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 06:38 in Colombo, it's 04:08 in Sumbawanga.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sumbawanga Airport (SUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sut-sumbawanga-sumbawanga-airport/1ef266de-ef2b-6d40-832d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)