nearest Sunan Shuofang International airportEllison Onizuka Kona International At Keahole airportElefsis airportLondon Luton airportBeaver County airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International airport

Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.

Bandaranaike International airport (Katunayake) in Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Bandaranaike International airport also known as Katunayake is located near Colombo, with Goluwapokuna at 1mi↑, Katunayaka North at 1mi↑, Negombo at 4mi↑, Minuwangoda at 5mi↑, Ja Ela at 7mi↑, Kandana at 9mi↑,

→ See also Northernmost airports in Sri Lanka and Southernmost airports in Sri Lanka

→ See also airports in Sri Lanka

Hotels in Bandaranaike International airport

aerial view of Bandaranaike International airport

Airport code

Elevation : 9 m = 30ft

→ See also Highest airports in Sri Lanka and Lowest airports in Sri Lanka

Runways

→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Sri Lanka

Coming to Bandaranaike International airport

Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia

Taxi : book on Taxi Booking

activities : Getyourguide

Rent a car : book on Rentalcars

By plane :

To travel

weather : broken clouds at Goluwapokuna

nuages fragmentés
77°F
75 ↗ 88°F

wind ↑ 4mph

Aviation weather for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

METAR for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

VCBI 122010Z 02003KT 9000 SCT018 25/25 Q1011 NOSIG

Decoded METAR for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

METAR issued by VCBI on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 20:10 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 52 minutes ago.

visibility is 9km = 6mi.

The temperature is 25°C = 77°F, dew point is 25°C = 77°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.

QNH is 1011hPa = 29.85inHg

Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 20°.

Clouds : scattered clouds at 1800ft = 550m.

No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours

TAF for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

VCBI 121700Z 1218/1324 03006KT 9999 SCT016 TX32/1307Z TN23/1300Z

Decoded TAF for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

TAF issued by VCBI on Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, issued 6 hours and 2 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.

from Thursday, February 12, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Friday, February 13, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC

1218/1324 03006KT 9999 SCT016 TX32/1307Z TN23/1300Z

wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 30°

Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.

scattered clouds at 1600ft = 490m

VAC for Bandaranaike International airport VCBI CMB

The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.

NOTAM for Bandaranaike International airport

See NOTAMs

Around Bandaranaike International airport (Katunayake) in Colombo (Sri Lanka)

near

nearest airports to Bandaranaike International airport (Katunayake) in Colombo (Sri Lanka)

→ See also Former airports in Sri Lanka

Data sources