Distance from Gao to Colombo

The distance between Gao, Burkina Faso and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 8,999 kilometers (5,592 miles).

Gao, Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Gao to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 8,999 kilometers, heading east. Gao is situated at an altitude of 325 meters above sea level, while Colombo is at only 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Gao, Burkina Faso

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Ouagadougou

Coordinates: 11.6497° N 2.1778° W

Elevation: 325 m (1,066 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ouagadougou Airport (OUA)
  • Dedougou Airport (DGU)
  • Wa Airport (WZA)
  • Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)
  • Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY)
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Colombo

Coordinates: 6.9355° N 79.8487° E

Elevation: 7 m (23 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ratmalana Airport (RML)
  • Bandaranayake International Air Port (CMB)
  • Gregory Lake Seaplane Base (NUA)
  • Koggala Airport (KCT)
  • Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU)

Other distances from Gao

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Gao to Ouagadougou 106 km
From Gao to Bobo-Dioulasso 237 km
From Gao to Banfora 303 km
From Gao to Tenkodogo 197 km
From Gao to Koudougou 70 km

Other distances from Colombo

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Colombo to Jaffna 303 km
From Colombo to Galle 106 km
From Colombo to Batticaloa 221 km
From Colombo to Pita Kotte 8 km
From Colombo to Matara 133 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Gao and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Bogotá, Colombia Kaduna, Nigeria 8,999 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Sevilla, Spain 9,000 km
Morelia, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 9,000 km
Portland, United States Gibraltar, Gibraltar 8,998 km
Managua, Nicaragua Barcelona, Spain 8,998 km
San Diego, United States Asunción, Paraguay 9,000 km
Minsk, Belarus Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 8,998 km
Stockholm, Sweden Chihuahua, Mexico 8,997 km
Torreón, Mexico Brussels, Belgium 8,997 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Nairobi, Kenya 9,001 km
Bucharest, Romania Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 9,001 km
Portland, United States Málaga, Spain 9,001 km
Helsinki, Finland Tucson, United States 9,001 km
Guadalajara, Mexico Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 8,997 km
Lima, Peru Lisbon, Portugal 8,997 km
London, United Kingdom Culiacán, Mexico 8,997 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Sevilla, Spain 9,002 km
Kingston, Jamaica Benin City, Nigeria 9,002 km
Vancouver, Canada Belgrade, Serbia 9,002 km
Winnipeg, Canada Salvador, Brazil 9,002 km

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