# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Lutselk'e (YSG)

> 12,223 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,223 km / 7,595 mi / 6,600 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 5° (north)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.5h (When it's 03:36 in Colombo, it's 16:06 in Lutselk'e)
- **Elevation difference**: 566 ft (YSG 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

### [Lutselk'e Airport (YSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ysg-lutselke-lutselke-airport/1ef266de-b0e7-673c-8a1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lutselk'e, Canada
- ICAO: CYLK
- Timezone: America/Yellowknife
- Coordinates: 62.420000, -110.680000
- Elevation: 596 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 03:36 in Colombo, it's 16:06 in Lutselk'e.
With a 11.5-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)
- [Lutselk'e Airport (YSG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ysg-lutselke-lutselke-airport/1ef266de-b0e7-673c-8a1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)