Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (VCBI) is a large airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code VCBI or IATA code CMB. It sits in Asia.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport sits near sea level at 30 ft.

Local operations run on Asia/Colombo. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess inventory for VCBI updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

As one of the larger fields in Sri Lanka, VCBI tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.

Bandaranaike International Airport 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 north of the nation's capital and commercial center, Colombo.