CMB to DEL: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Colombo to New Delhi?

The great-circle distance between Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is 2,395 km (1,488 mi, 1,293 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from CMB to DEL?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 3h 30m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. DEL is roughly north of CMB.

How is the CMB to DEL route written in code?

The pair is written CMB-DEL in IATA codes and VCBI-VIDP in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is CMB (VCBI), Indira Gandhi International Airport is DEL (VIDP).

Both ICAO codes start with V, the prefix ICAO assigns to South and Southeast Asia, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

DEL sits 747 ft (228 m) higher than CMB, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying CMB to DEL

1 airline appear on this route in the open route dataset, 1 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 2 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AI, MJ.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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