Where is CMB airport?

CMB is a large airport in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, at 7.1808, 79.8841, 9 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Colombo?

Colombo has 2 airports: CMB, RML.

What time zone is CMB in?

CMB is in the Asia/Colombo time zone, UTC+5:30.

How many passengers use CMB?

9,962,670 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport opened in 1944.

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Large airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

IATA code: CMB
ICAO code: VCBI
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 9,962,670; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 13; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:30; Asia/Colombo
Elevation: 9 m; 30 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,350 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with C

About CMB

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is a large airport serving Colombo, Sri Lanka. It opened in 1944 and is run by Sri Lanka Air Force. 9,962,670 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 13 nonstop routes from CMB.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CMB

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
CMB → MAA	Chennai, India	643 km	788,307
CMB → BOM	Mumbai, India	1,520 km	371,010
CMB → DEL	New Delhi, India	2,384 km	337,954
CMB → BLR	Bengaluru, India	707 km	305,207
CMB → MEL	Melbourne, Australia	8,352 km	192,148
CMB → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	6,294 km	142,565
CMB → HYD	Hyderabad, India	1,123 km	133,484
CMB → TRZ	Tiruchirappalli, India	416 km	104,036
CMB → SYD	Sydney, Australia	8,760 km	97,573
CMB → COK	Kochi, India	505 km	92,320
CMB → IXM	Madurai, India	354 km	69,962
CMB → TRV	Thiruvananthapuram, India	357 km	50,308
CMB → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	5,766 km	22,105 (6 mo)

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in Colombo

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
RML	Colombo Ratmalana International Airport	Colombo	40 km

All Colombo airports and the distances between them →

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
KCT	Koggala Airport	Koggala, Sri Lanka	141 km
HRI	Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport	Hambantota, Sri Lanka	169 km
BTC	Batticaloa International Airport	Batticaloa, Sri Lanka	206 km
TRR	China Bay Airport	Trincomalee, Sri Lanka	208 km
TCR	Tuticorin Airport	Thoothukudi, India	267 km

Distance from CMB to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CMB → LHR	London, United Kingdom	8,718 km	—
CMB → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3,285 km	—
CMB → CDG	Paris, France	8,486 km	—
CMB → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	8,068 km	—
CMB → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	6,294 km	142,565
CMB → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8,368 km	—
CMB → JFK	New York, United States	14,067 km	—
CMB → ATL	Atlanta, United States	15,196 km	—
CMB → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	15,065 km	—
CMB → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	2,752 km	—
CMB → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,839 km	—
CMB → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,611 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
04/22	3,350 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka · 7.1808, 79.8841

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Questions

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport has the IATA code CMB and the ICAO code VCBI. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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