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Bandaranaike International airport (Tamil: பண்டாரநாயக்க பன்னாட்டு விமான நிலையம் Sinhala: බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ; IATA: CMB, ICAO: VCBI) is the main international airport serving Sri Lanka. It is named after former Prime Minister SWRD Bandaranaike. It is in a suburb of Negombo, 22 miles (35 km) north of the capital, Colombo. It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. It is the hub of SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, and Cinnamon Air, the domestic carrier.

Images for kids

  • Colombo Airport view

    SriLankan Airlines has its main base at CMB

  • Bandaranaike International Airport Floor

    Terminal interior

  • LK-BIA-abflugbereich

    Departures area

  • Bandaranaike International Airport

    Apron view

  • LK-BIA-vorfeld-02

    View of the apron from inside.

  • Elevated section of the CKE

    Colombo-Katunayake expressway.

  • Sri Lanka Military 0034

    Kfir C2 Fighter-bomber Aircraft of No. 10 "Fighter" Squadron

  • Sri Lanka Military 0048

    An-32B transport aircraft of No. 2  Heavy Transport Squadron

  • SLAF F-7 fighter jets

    Chengdu F-7 of No. 5 Fighter Squadron at the 70th Independence day

  • SLAF C-130H (cropped)

    Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of No. 2  Heavy Transport Squadron

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Bandaranaike para niños

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