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Bandaranaike International Airport

04 End view of Runway

 

 

22 End view of Runway

Bandaranaike Airport is the only international airport in Sri Lanka at present. It has a history of 60 years. 

 

Airport

Bandaranaike International,  Sri Lanka

ICAO ID

VCBI

Time

UTC+6DT

Latitude

7.181194

07° 10' 52.30" N

Longitude

79.883806

079° 53' 01.70" E

Elevation

29 feet

9 meters

Type

Civil

Magnetic Variation

002° W (01/02)

Beacon

Yes

Operating Agency

AASL (DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)

Near City

Colombo/Katunayake

International Clearance Status

Airport of Entry

 

 

Communications

COLOMBO TWR

118.7

COLOMBO GND

121.9

COLOMBO APP

132.4

Runway 04

Surface

ASPHALT

True Heading

37

Latitude

7.169194

07° 10' 09.10" N

Longitude

79.874639

079° 52' 28.70" E

Elevation

24.0 feet

7 meters

Slope

0.0°

Landing Distance

10991 feet

3350 meters

Takeoff Distance

11291 feet

3441 meters

Overrun Length

300 feet

91 meters

Overrun Surface

ASPHALT

Lighting System

CL

HIRL

A1

PAPI

Runway 22

Surface

ASPHALT

True Heading

217

Latitude

7.193167

07° 11' 35.40" N

Longitude

79.892972

079° 53' 34.70" E

Elevation

27.0 feet

8 meters

Slope

0.0°

Landing Distance

10991 feet

3350 meters

Takeoff Distance

11206 feet

3416 meters

Overrun Length

215 feet

66 meters

Overrun Surface

ASPHALT

Lighting System

TDZL

CL

HIRL

A

PAPI

 

 

   

 

Operator: 

Airport & Aviation Services (SL) Ltd

 

Airport Data:

International, Colombo 32km (19miles), 

Position 07º10´45"N, 079º52´59"E, Elevation 9m (29ft), 

1 Passenger Terminal, 3 Cargo Terminals, 17 Aircraft Stands 

(Op. Hours: 24 hours)

 

Airfield Data: 

Fire Category 8

Emergency Services: Available

Navigational Aids: Available

Airfield Restrictions: None

Noise Restrictions: None

Aircraft Maintenance: Available

 

Runway 1: 

3,350m (10,990ft), Direction 04/22, PCN 85/F/B/X/T, ICAO Cat. 1, 

Parallel Taxiway, 

 

Aircraft size max: 

747 wide bodied, Lighting: CAT I & II

 

Airlines Serving Airport: 

AOM French Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Maldives, Balair/CTA Ltd, Balkan Bulgarian, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Emirates, Gulf Air, Indian Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, LTU Int´l, Lufthansa CityLine, MEA, Oman Air, Pakistan Int´l, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, SIA Cargo, Srilankan Airlines, Thai Airways

 

Cargo Facilities: 

Warehouse 9,500m² (102,257sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Air-Conditioned Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Express/Courier Centre, New Cargo Terminal/Cargo Village

Op. Hours: 24 hours

 

Cargo Handling Agents: 

Srilankan Airlines

 

Passenger Facilities:

39 check-in desks, 4 gates, 575 short term parking spaces, 3 Airport Hotels, Min. Connection Times Intl-Intl: 60mins, Post Office, Bank, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities

Domestic Airports

 

Ampara Airport
Anuradhapura Airport
Batticaloa Airport

China Bay (Trincomalee)Airport

Colombo Ratmalana Airport

Kankasanturai (Palali) Airport
Katukurunda Airport
Minneriya Airport
Sigiriya Airport
Vavunia Airport

Following maps depict the flight routs over the Sri Lanka Flight Information Region (FIR) where by clicking them you can have larger view of them.   

  Sri lankan FIR   Close up of route map  RNAV map

 

 


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