# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Puerto Deseado (PUD)

> 14,467 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,467 km / 8,990 mi / 7,812 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 210° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 12:37 in Colombo, it's 04:07 in Puerto Deseado)
- **Elevation difference**: 238 ft (PUD is higher than CMB)

## Airports

### [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

### [Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pud-puerto-deseado-puerto-deseado-airport/1ef266df-92f0-66e2-a7aa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Puerto Deseado, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWD
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -47.740000, -65.900000
- Elevation: 268 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 12:37 in Colombo, it's 04:07 in Puerto Deseado.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bandaranaike International Apt Colombo Airport (CMB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cmb-colombo-bandaranaike-international-apt-colombo-airport/1ef266df-ef5c-65b6-9127-06bb2780ed98)
- [Puerto Deseado Airport (PUD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pud-puerto-deseado-puerto-deseado-airport/1ef266df-92f0-66e2-a7aa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)