Future routes

Two city pairs are under real, reported discussion between CAASL and EHang. Everything else here is an illustrative distance-and-time estimate, not a confirmed route.

Reported candidate routes

Route	Purpose	Straight-line	Status	Source
Port City, Colombo ↔ Sigiriya / Pidurangala	Scenic / tourism flight	~152 km	Reported	evtol.lk report →
Katunayake Airport ↔ Central Colombo	Airport shuttle	~28 km	Reported	evtol.lk report →
Port City, Colombo ↔ maritime cargo zone	Unmanned cargo logistics	—	Reported, unspecified route	evtol.lk report →

These are the only routes named in CAASL and EHang's reported sandbox discussions as of our reporting (19 Aug 2026). Distances are straight-line, calculated by evtol.lk; actual flight paths, approved corridors and operator may differ once the sandbox's technical working sessions conclude.

✈ Distance & time estimator

Pick any two of nine locations to see straight-line distance and an illustrative flight time, versus today's road trip. For context only — not a proposed or approved route.

From

—Straight-line km

—Est. flight time*

—Typical road time

*Assumes a 200 km/h cruise speed, typical of current-generation eVTOL aircraft; road time assumes 1.35× straight-line distance at a 42 km/h average. Both figures are illustrative, not sourced timetables.

How we calculate this

Straight-line (haversine) distance between each location's coordinates, divided by an assumed cruise speed. No altitude, routing or airspace restriction is modelled — treat it as a rough ceiling on how fast island travel could get, not a flight plan.