Malé to Colombo Flights (MLE-CMB)

🇲🇻 MLE

Malé

484 mi

CMB 🇱🇰

Colombo

Malé International Airport Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport 6 airlines

The Malé to Colombo route connects Malé International Airport (MLE) in MV with Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) in LK. This short-haul flight covers approximately 484 miles (779 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 9m. This route is served by 6 airlines: SriLankan Airlines, FitsAir, Gulf Air and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 12 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Malé International Airport

ICAO Code:: VRMM
IATA Code:: MLE
City:: 🇲🇻 Malé
Country:: MV
Elevation:: 6 ft

Destination Airport

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

ICAO Code:: VCBI
IATA Code:: CMB
City:: 🇱🇰 Colombo
Country:: LK
Elevation:: 30 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

484

Miles

1h 9m

Flight Duration

Route Map

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
SriLankan Airlines	`ALK`	`UL`
FitsAir	`EXV`	`8D`
Gulf Air	`GFA`	`GF`
FlyDubai	`FDB`	`FZ`
Emirates	`UAE`	`EK`
Chongqing	`CQN`	`OQ`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	38	15%
Tuesday	32	12%
Wednesday	36	14%
Thursday	39	15%
Friday	45	17%
Saturday	40	16%
Sunday	28	11%

Pattern Analysis

12 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 258
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 190 flights
Weekend: 68 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
Chongqing `CQN` / `OQ`	A20N	18:50 6:50 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 17, 2026	Active
Emirates `UAE` / `EK`	B77W	16:25 4:25 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Mar 17, 2026	Active
FitsAir `EXV` / `8D`	A320	09:05 9:05 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 29, 2026	Active
FlyDubai `FDB` / `FZ`	B38M	08:15 8:15 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 29, 2026	Active
Gulf Air `GFA` / `GF`	A19N	07:30 7:30 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 29, 2026	Active
SriLankan Airlines `ALK` / `UL`	A333	09:25 9:25 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	May 29, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 6

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
07:30 7:30 AM	Gulf Air	`GFA`	`GF`
08:15 8:15 AM	FlyDubai	`FDB`	`FZ`
09:05 9:05 AM	FitsAir	`EXV`	`8D`
09:25 9:25 AM	SriLankan Airlines	`ALK`	`UL`
16:25 4:25 PM	Emirates	`UAE`	`EK`
18:50 6:50 PM	Chongqing	`CQN`	`OQ`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (VRMM - Indian/Maldives).

Total Departure Times: 6

Time Range:
07:30 - 18:50

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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