# Distance from Phoenix (PHX) to Colombo (RML)

> 15,367 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,367 km / 9,548 mi / 8,297 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +12.5h (When it's 00:31 in Phoenix, it's 13:01 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,113 ft (RML is lower than PHX)

## Airports

### [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Phoenix, United States
- ICAO: KPHX
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 33.430000, -112.010000
- Elevation: 1,135 ft

### [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- ICAO: VCCC
- Timezone: Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates: 6.820000, 79.890000
- Elevation: 22 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 00:31 in Phoenix, it's 13:01 in Colombo.
With a 12.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/phx-phoenix-phoenix-sky-harbor-international-airport/1ef266df-32a8-6c76-a19e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Colombo Int Arpt Ratmalana Airport (RML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rml-colombo-colombo-int-arpt-ratmalana-airport/1ef266df-ef68-603c-ba57-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)