Bandaranaike International Airport facts for kids

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

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  SriLankan Airlines has its main base at CMB

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  Terminal interior

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  Departures area

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  Apron view

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  View of the apron from inside.

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  Colombo-Katunayake expressway.

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

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

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

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

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional Bandaranaike para niños