FLIGHT TIME / CALCULATED ESTIMATE
Colombo ↗ San Francisco
RML / Colombo Ratmalana International AirportSFO / San Francisco International Airport
MODELLED FLYING TIME18h 6mIllustrative estimate, not a scheduled flight
GREAT-CIRCLE DISTANCE14,561 kmGeographic straight-line distance
ROUTE CATEGORYInternationalOrigin and destination country records
How long is the flight?
The calculated airborne flight-time estimate between Colombo (RML) and San Francisco (SFO) is approximately 18 hours and 6 minutes for a modelled route length of 14,561 km.
This is not a confirmed nonstop service or published airline schedule. Airlines can use different paths, and connection time, taxiing, winds, weather, airspace restrictions and operational delays can change the actual journey.
Reference coordinates
Departure: Colombo Ratmalana International Airport. Arrival: San Francisco International Airport. Both airport-code and coordinate records are drawn from the site’s imported aviation dataset, with initial curated data used until refreshed.