LHR → CMBLondon to Colombo

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Direct flights from London (LHR) to Colombo (CMB): 9 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 9 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,715 km, an estimated 11 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at London and Colombo. Updated 5 November 2026 at 04:24 UTC.

Today, LHR → CMB

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 20:40 UL504Sri Lankan Airlines Sched 20:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked LHR board 04:24

LHR London busy · +17
CMB Colombo tracking
8,715 km · ~11h 40m est.
dep bank 12:35–20:409x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 9x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100

route health from live LHR and CMB delay boards

0 of 9 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~11h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures9x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sri Lankan Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Sri Lankan AirlinesUL

Flights UL506 12:35 Sa Su · UL504 20:40 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04UL504departed+19
11-03UL504departed+17
11-02UL504departed+65
11-01UL504departed+85
11-01UL506departed+189
10-31UL504departed+35
10-31UL506departed+35
10-30UL504departed+78
10-29UL504departed+22

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
LHRLondon +17 min busy 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full LHR delay board →
CMBColombo tracking Full CMB delay board →

How the London to Colombo route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LHR to CMB flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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LHR to CMB questions

Is LHR–CMB running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at LHR is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LHR–CMB?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:40 from LHR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from LHR to CMB?

Great-circle distance is 8,715 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 645–777 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LHR–CMB fly?

Sri Lankan Airlines runs the route with about 9 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.