VCBI is the ICAO code for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (IATA CMB), located in Colombo, 1, Sri Lanka.
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (VCBI) is a large airport in Colombo, 1, 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 currently tracks 1 departing and 1 arriving private-jet legs at VCBI across the next six months of operator inventory. 1 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
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.