# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Scarborough (TAB)

> 15,214 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,214 km / 9,453 mi / 8,215 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Trinidad and Tobago
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 07:59 in Colombo, it's 22:29 in Scarborough)
- **Elevation difference**: 8 ft (TAB 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

### [Tobago-Crown Point Airport (TAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tab-scarborough-tobago-crown-point-airport/1ef266df-e26f-6966-869f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
- ICAO: TTCP
- Timezone: America/Port_of_Spain
- Coordinates: 11.150000, -60.830000
- Elevation: 38 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 07:59 in Colombo, it's 22:29 in Scarborough.
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)
- [Tobago-Crown Point Airport (TAB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tab-scarborough-tobago-crown-point-airport/1ef266df-e26f-6966-869f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)