Distance from Manhattan to Colombo

The distance between Manhattan, United States and Colombo, Sri Lanka is 14,086 kilometers (8,752 miles).

Manhattan, New York, United States

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

From Manhattan to Colombo, the straight-line distance is 14,086 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Manhattan at 38 meters above sea level and Colombo at 7 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 1 day
Jet fighter 14-16 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Manhattan, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.7834° N 73.9663° W

Elevation: 38 m (125 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • West 30th St. Heliport (JRA)
  • La Guardia Airport (LGA)
  • Downtown-Manhattan/Wall St Heliport (JRB)
  • Teterboro Airport (TEB)
  • Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
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 Manhattan

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Manhattan to New York City 8 km
From Manhattan to Los Angeles 3,947 km
From Manhattan to Chicago 1,151 km
From Manhattan to Houston 2,289 km
From Manhattan to Phoenix 3,454 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 Manhattan and Colombo.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Indore, India 14,086 km
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Wichita, United States 14,085 km
Taipei, Taiwan Havana, Cuba 14,087 km
Houston, United States Bhopal, India 14,087 km
Tokyo, Japan Medellín, Colombia 14,087 km
Adelaide, Australia Calgary, Canada 14,085 km
Delhi, India Barcelona, Venezuela 14,088 km
Adelaide, Australia Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 14,084 km
Barcelona, Venezuela New Delhi, India 14,089 km
Baghdad, Iraq Puente Alto, Chile 14,089 km
Navi Mumbai, India Curitiba, Brazil 14,083 km
Chengdu, China Veracruz, Mexico 14,083 km
Nairobi, Kenya Arlington, United States 14,083 km
Tijuana, Mexico Nashik, India 14,083 km
Santiago, Chile Baghdad, Iraq 14,089 km
Newcastle, Australia Omaha, United States 14,082 km
Adelaide, Australia Toluca, Mexico 14,081 km
Cali, Colombia Gold Coast, Australia 14,081 km
Lucknow, India Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 14,091 km
Kanpur, India Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 14,092 km

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