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London to Colombo flight paths

Flights from London (LHR), United Kingdom to Colombo (CMB), Sri Lanka illustrated on a map. Based on 17 recorded flights, the distance can vary between 5528 and 5565 miles.

LHR-CMB
LHR-CMB
SriLankan Airlines
Recorded 2026-01-10 - 2026-02-26
UL504, UL506
5553 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
UL504
02/26/2026
A333
5550 miles
UL504
02/25/2026
A333
5528 miles
UL504
02/24/2026
A333
5551 miles
UL506
02/22/2026
A333
5553 miles
UL506
02/21/2026
A333
5565 miles
UL504
01/14/2026
A333
5548 miles
UL504
01/13/2026
A333
5553 miles
UL504
01/12/2026
A333
5544 miles
UL504
01/11/2026
A333
5541 miles
UL504
01/10/2026
A333
5556 miles
UL504 02/26/2026
Calculated airspace usage
Belgium
17 min
Bulgaria
9 min
Sri Lanka
6 min
Czech Republic
23 min
Germany
31 min
Hungary
16 min
India
21 min
Iraq
26 min
Slovakia
11 min
Oman
30 min
Romania
32 min
United Arab Emirates
8 min
Turkey
26 min
United Kingdom
14 min
Over water
260 min
LHR-CMB
Great-circle distance
The shortest distance
5416 miles
Country airspace usage
Belgium
10 / 10 recorded flights
Bulgaria
10 / 10 recorded flights
Germany
10 / 10 recorded flights
Hungary
10 / 10 recorded flights
India
10 / 10 recorded flights
Oman
10 / 10 recorded flights
Romania
10 / 10 recorded flights
United Arab Emirates
10 / 10 recorded flights
Turkey
10 / 10 recorded flights
United Kingdom
10 / 10 recorded flights
Over water
10 / 10 recorded flights
Sri Lanka
9 / 10 recorded flights
Iraq
9 / 10 recorded flights
Czech Republic
8 / 10 recorded flights
Slovakia
8 / 10 recorded flights
Austria
3 / 10 recorded flights
France
3 / 10 recorded flights
Serbia
1 / 10 recorded flights

You can also check the reverse route: Colombo to London

SriLankan Airlines
Recorded 2026-01-10 - 2026-02-26
UL504, UL506
5553 miles
Last 10 flight recordings
UL504
02/26/2026
A333
5550 miles
UL504
02/25/2026
A333
5528 miles
UL504
02/24/2026
A333
5551 miles
UL506
02/22/2026
A333
5553 miles
UL506
02/21/2026
A333
5565 miles
UL504
01/14/2026
A333
5548 miles
UL504
01/13/2026
A333
5553 miles
UL504
01/12/2026
A333
5544 miles
UL504
01/11/2026
A333
5541 miles
UL504
01/10/2026
A333
5556 miles
Great-circle distance
The shortest distance
5416 miles
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