# Bandaranaike International Airport

Source: https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/vcbi
Publisher: JetAtlas
Retrieved: 2026-10-28T15:50:21.226Z (not the data verification date)
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Requested language: en
Field languages: {"name":"en","notes":"en","hours":"en","max_aircraft_note":"en"}
Terms: CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

- Airport hours, customs, slots and restrictions must be confirmed with the airport. Runway length alone does not establish operational suitability.

Sri Lanka's gateway at Katunayake, 50 minutes north of Colombo via the expressway. Uncongested for GA with easy permits; a common stop en route to the Maldives. Southern resorts (Galle) are two hours by road or 30 minutes by seaplane.

```json
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  "kind": "airport",
  "slug": "vcbi",
  "icao": "VCBI",
  "iata": "CMB",
  "name": "Bandaranaike International Airport",
  "city_slug": "colombo",
  "country": "Sri Lanka",
  "country_code": "LK",
  "lat": 7.1808,
  "lon": 79.8841,
  "elevation_ft": 30,
  "longest_runway_ft": 10991,
  "runway_surface": "asphalt",
  "customs": true,
  "h24": true,
  "hours": "H24",
  "slots_required": false,
  "ppr_required": true,
  "noise_curfew": false,
  "distance_to_centre_km": 32,
  "drive_minutes": 50,
  "role": "commercial",
  "fbos": [
    "SriLankan Airlines Ground Handling (Executive)",
    "Fits Aviation"
  ],
  "fuel": [
    "Jet A-1"
  ],
  "helipad": true,
  "max_aircraft_note": "Any size including widebody VIP.",
  "notes": "Sri Lanka's gateway at Katunayake, 50 minutes north of Colombo via the expressway. Uncongested for GA with easy permits; a common stop en route to the Maldives. Southern resorts (Galle) are two hours by road or 30 minutes by seaplane.",
  "website": "https://www.airport.lk"
}
```

## References
- https://www.airport.lk

Methodology: https://jetatlas.ai/en/methodology
Cite: JetAtlas, https://jetatlas.ai/en/airports/vcbi