CMB → CANColombo to Guangzhou

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Direct flights from Colombo (CMB) to Guangzhou (CAN): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 178 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,995 km, an estimated 5 hours 37 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Colombo and Guangzhou. Updated 13 November 2026 at 15:25 UTC.

CMB Colombo tracking
CAN Guangzhou smooth · +0
3,995 km · ~5h 37m est.
departs 22:004x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live CMB and CAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +178 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+178 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~5h 37mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
SriLankan 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
SriLankan AirlinesUL

Flights UL880 22:00 Mo Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12UL880arrived+185
11-10UL880arrived+178
11-09UL880arrived−10
11-07UL880arrived+41

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
CMBColombo tracking Full CMB delay board →
CANGuangzhou +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · N 8 kt Full CAN delay board →

How the Colombo to Guangzhou route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CMB to CAN 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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CMB to CAN questions

Is CMB–CAN running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CMB to CAN?

Great-circle distance is 3,995 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 312–372 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMB–CAN fly?

SriLankan Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (mon, tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at CMB and arrival-side delay at CAN, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.