# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Tete (TET)

> 5,709 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,709 km / 3,548 mi / 3,083 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 67° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 20:16 in Colombo, it's 16:46 in Tete)
- **Elevation difference**: 495 ft (TET 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

### [Chingozi Airport (TET)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tet-tete-chingozi-airport/1ef266de-dddf-6a78-b59f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tete, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQTT
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -16.100000, 33.640000
- Elevation: 525 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:16 in Colombo, it's 16:46 in Tete.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Chingozi Airport (TET)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tet-tete-chingozi-airport/1ef266de-dddf-6a78-b59f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)