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Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Colombo, Western Province (Sri Lanka)
IATA: CMB ICAO: VCBI
Longest Active Runway
10,991 ft
3,350 meters
Field Elevation
30 ft
9 m MSL
Runway Inventory
1 active
Lighted / Paved
Coordinates & Class
7.1808°, 79.8841°
LARGE AIRPORT
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Derived Facts, National & Global Rankings

National Runway Rank
#2 in Sri Lanka
Out of 12 commercial aerodromes
Global Runway Rank
#615 Worldwide
Top 8.1% percentile
Elevation Ranking
#6300 MSL
Top 86.3% percentile
vs Large Airport Median
+9.9%
Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 Database Insight: Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport's longest active runway measures 10,991 ft (3,350 m). It ranks as the #2 longest runway in Sri Lanka and #615 worldwide among indexed commercial aerodromes.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator Length (ft / m) Width (ft / m) Surface Material Lighting Status
04/22 10,991 ft (3350m) 148 ft (45m) Asphalt (ASP) ✅ Lighted ✅ Active

🛡️ Data Provenance & Verification Metadata

Source Dataset: OurAirports Open Aviation Database
Snapshot Version: 2026-09-01
Verification Method: SHA-256 Checksum Lock
Calculation Model: Haversine Great-Circle
Machine-readable endpoint: GET /api/airport/cmb.json ↗