Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

VCBI · Western, Sri Lanka

About Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

ICAO VCBI
IATA CMB
FIR Colombo FIR
Region Western
Country Sri Lanka
Runways 4/22
Type Large airport
Coordinates (ARP) 7.18076, 79.8841   071051N 0795303E
Variation 2.0° W (2024)
Timezone Colombo (+5 h 30 m)
Local time Apr 28, 2024 10:38

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
4 037° 039° 3,350 m 45 m Asphalt 7.1928 79.8933
22 217° 219° 7.1687 79.8749

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is a large airport in Western, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.18076 and longitude 79.88410. The airport has one runway: 4/22. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCBI. The airport's IATA code is CMB. Nearby other airfields are Colombo Ratmalana Airport, Katukurunda Air Force Base, Palaviya Airport, Sigiriya Air Force Base and Anuradhapura Airport.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Colombo.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Colombo. Difference with UTC is +5 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:18. This applies to Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +5 hour 30 minutes. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Dandugama Seaplane Base LK-0013 8.2 km 189°
Kelani-Peliyagoda Seaplane Base LK-0020 26 km 168°
Beira Lake Seaplane Base LK-0010 28 km 186°
Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base LK-0015 31 km 174°
Colombo Ratmalana Airport VCCC 40 km 179°
Katukurunda Air Force Base VCCN 71 km 171°
Bentota River Waterdrome LK-0009 84 km 171°
Castlereagh Lake Seaplane Base LK-0021 85 km 114°
Polgolla Reservoir Seaplane Base LK-0019 85 km 079°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Bandaranaike KAT VOR-DME 2.8 km 218°
Bandaranaike CNL NDB 12 km 037°
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