JetSetAuthority

Colombo · Sri Lanka

CMB Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Local timeUTC+5:30Asia/Colombo
Runways1longest 10,991 ft3,350 m
Elevation30 ft9 mabove sea level
CodesCMB · VCBIIATA · ICAO

Photo: Dilubaba, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 04/22: 10,991 ft (3,350 m), asphalt04221 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
04/22
37° / 217° true		 10,991 ft3,350 m148 ft45 masphalt · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates7.2°N, 79.9°E (7.1808, 79.8841)
RegionWestern Province, Sri Lanka
Time zoneAsia/Colombo: UTC+5:30 all year (no daylight saving time)
Official sitewww.airport.lk/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from CMB to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDCMB
HubDistanceFrom CMBTo CMB
Delhi DEL2,395 km1,488 mi3 h 45 min3 h 45 min
Singapore SIN2,750 km1,709 mi4 h 10 min4 h 10 min
Dubai DXB3,287 km2,043 mi4 h 55 min4 h 40 min
Doha DOH3,613 km2,245 mi5 h 15 min5 h
Hong Kong HKG4,013 km2,493 mi5 h 30 min5 h 45 min
Beijing PEK5,164 km3,209 mi6 h 40 min7 h 15 min
Istanbul IST6,296 km3,912 mi8 h 40 min7 h 50 min
Johannesburg JNB6,688 km4,156 mi8 h 50 min8 h 30 min
Tokyo HND6,836 km4,248 mi8 h 25 min9 h 15 min
Frankfurt FRA8,067 km5,013 mi10 h 50 min9 h 40 min
Paris CDG8,483 km5,271 mi11 h 25 min10 h 05 min
London LHR8,715 km5,415 mi11 h 40 min10 h 20 min
Sydney SYD8,763 km5,445 mi10 h 40 min11 h 25 min
Toronto YYZ13,996 km8,696 mi17 h 25 min16 h 30 min
São Paulo GRU14,023 km8,713 mi17 h 35 min16 h 25 min
New York JFK14,054 km8,733 mi17 h 45 min16 h 20 min
Chicago ORD14,410 km8,954 mi17 h 45 min17 h 05 min
Los Angeles LAX15,053 km9,353 mi17 h 30 min18 h 50 min
Atlanta ATL15,184 km9,435 mi18 h 55 min17 h 45 min
Mexico City MEX17,053 km10,596 mi20 h 30 min20 h 20 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Colombo RML
Colombo Ratmalana International Airport		40 km25 mi S
Galle KCT
Koggala Airport		141 km87 mi SSE
Mattala HRI
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport		169 km105 mi SE
Batticaloa BTC
Batticaloa International Airport		206 km128 mi ENE
Trincomalee TRR
China Bay Airport		208 km129 mi NE
Jaffna JAF
Jaffna International Airport		291 km181 mi N
Madurai IXM
Madurai Airport · India		355 km220 mi NNW
Thiruvananthapuram TRV
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · India		357 km222 mi WNW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

43 hours
486 hours
1149 hours
18112 hours

Explore everything within X hours of CMB

Route guides from CMB

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachCOLOMBO APP120.900
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS127.200
GroundCOLOMBO GND121.900
TowerCOLOMBO TWR118.700

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

Checking a different trip? Use the flight-time calculator. Not covered: airlines, schedules, fares, terminals and live departures.