# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Detroit (YIP)

> 14,271 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,271 km / 8,867 mi / 7,706 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 13:33 in Colombo, it's 04:03 in Detroit)
- **Elevation difference**: 686 ft (YIP 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

### [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Detroit, United States
- ICAO: KYIP
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 42.200000, -83.500000
- Elevation: 716 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 13:33 in Colombo, it's 04:03 in Detroit.
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)
- [Willow Run Airport (YIP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yip-detroit-willow-run-airport/1ef266df-418b-6590-9282-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)