Bandaranaike International Airport
Colombo–Bandaranaike International Airport බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ பண்டாரநாயக்க சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம் | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / military | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Katunayake, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | SLST (UTC+05:30) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°10′52″N 79°53′01″E / 7.18111°N 79.88361°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
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Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) (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.
It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd and serves as the hub of SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, Fitsair, a privately owned low-cost carrier, and domestic carrier Cinnamon Air.
The other airport serving the city of Colombo is Ratmalana International Airport.