CMB → MAAColombo to Chennai

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Direct flights from Colombo (CMB) to Chennai (MAA): 41 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 84% of the last 38 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 38 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 647 km, an estimated 1 hour 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Colombo and Chennai. Updated 14 November 2026 at 04:33 UTC.

Today, CMB → MAA

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. · 6E1174IndiGo On schedule MAA 10:40scheduled
  2. · 6E1180IndiGo On schedule MAA 13:55scheduled
  3. · UL121SriLankan Departed Landed 08:43 −2

Checked MAA board 10:03

CMB Colombo tracking
MAA Chennai smooth · +0
647 km · ~1h 20m est.
dep bank 03:00–18:3541x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 41x weekly · nonstop
84% on time

of the last 38 tracked CMB → MAA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 38 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 38 arrivals
Flight time~1h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures41x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 38

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
IndiGoSriLankan 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
IndiGo6E100% on time

Flights 6E1172 03:00 daily · 6E1180 12:30 daily · 6E1176 17:15 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

SriLankan AirlinesUL68% on time

Flights UL121 07:25 daily · UL127 13:30 daily · UL123 18:35 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14UL121arrived−2
11-136E1172arrived−13
11-136E1176arrived−4
11-136E1180arrived−6
11-13UL121arrived+85
11-13UL123arrived+2
11-13UL127arrived−14
11-126E1172arrived−22
11-126E1176arrived−23
11-126E1180arrived−21
11-12UL121arrived+7
11-12UL123arrived+14
11-12UL127arrived−11
11-116E1172arrived−16
11-116E1180arrived−26
11-11UL121arrived−10
11-11UL123arrived−7
11-11UL127arrived−9
11-106E1172arrived−19
11-106E1180arrived−18
11-10UL121arrived+13
11-10UL127arrived+28
11-096E1172arrived−12
11-096E1176arrived−1
11-096E1180arrived−12
11-09UL121arrived+151
11-09UL123arrived+9
11-086E1172arrived−25
11-086E1176arrived−14
11-086E1180arrived−20
11-08UL121arrived+5
11-08UL123arrived+25
11-076E1172arrived−19
11-076E1176arrived−28
11-07UL121arrived+20
11-07UL123arrived−5
11-07UL127arrived+38
11-066E1172arrived−34

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 →
MAAChennai +0 min smooth Full MAA delay board →

How the Colombo to Chennai route actually runs

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

Is CMB–MAA running on time right now?

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

Morning or evening flight on CMB–MAA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:00 and evening departures around 17:15 from CMB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CMB to MAA?

Great-circle distance is 647 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 76–85 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CMB–MAA fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 41 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.