Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) (Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், romanized: Paṇṭāranāyakka Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam) (commonly known as Colombo International Airport, Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport, and locally as Katunayake International Airport) (IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is the main international airport in Sri Lanka. It is named after former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899–1959) and is in the suburb of Negombo, 32.5 kilometres (20+1⁄4 miles) north of the nation's capital and commercial center, Colombo.
| Airport Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport |
| City | Colombo |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| IATA Code | CMB |
| Latitude | 7.180759906768799 |
| Longitude | 79.88410186767578 |
| Elevation (feet) | 30 |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia link |
| Keywords | RAF Negombo, Katunayake International Airport |