# Distance from Colombo (CMB) to Tarauaca (TRQ)

> 16,781 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,781 km / 10,427 mi / 9,061 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sri Lanka) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 17:01 in Colombo, it's 06:31 in Tarauaca)
- **Elevation difference**: 616 ft (TRQ 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

### [Tarauaca Airport (TRQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/trq-tarauaca-tarauaca-airport/1ef266df-95d3-6ae4-86bc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarauaca, Brazil
- ICAO: SBTK
- Timezone: America/Rio_Branco
- Coordinates: -8.160000, -70.780000
- Elevation: 646 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 17:01 in Colombo, it's 06:31 in Tarauaca.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Tarauaca Airport (TRQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/trq-tarauaca-tarauaca-airport/1ef266df-95d3-6ae4-86bc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)