# Distance from Cambridge (CGE) to Colombo (CMB)

> 14,354 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,354 km / 8,919 mi / 7,751 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Sri Lanka
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 11:06 in Cambridge, it's 20:36 in Colombo)
- **Elevation difference**: 10 ft (CMB is higher than CGE)

## Airports

### [Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport (CGE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cge-cambridge-cambridge-dorchester-regional-airport/1ef266df-13a1-6cec-a1fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cambridge, United States
- ICAO: KCGE
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 38.540000, -76.030000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://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

## 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 11:06 in Cambridge, it's 20:36 in Colombo.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cambridge-Dorchester Regional Airport (CGE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cge-cambridge-cambridge-dorchester-regional-airport/1ef266df-13a1-6cec-a1fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)