# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Yangambi (YAN)

> 6,183 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,183 km / 3,842 mi / 3,339 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 82° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 11:08 in Colombo, it's 07:38 in Yangambi)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,348 ft (YAN 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

### [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yangambi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZIR
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.780000, 24.470000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 11:08 in Colombo, it's 07:38 in Yangambi.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)