Ratmalana Airport

Ratmalana International Airport, is the secondary international airport serving the city of , the capital of Sri Lanka. It was the country's first international airport and was the only international airport in Sri Lanka until the inauguration of , , in 1967.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “Colombo Airport”, “Colombo International Airport Ratmalana”, “Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana”, “Colombo–Ratmalana”, “Ratmalana International Airport”, “RML”, “SLAF Ratmalana”, “VCCC”, “இரத்மலானை விமான நிலையம்”, and “රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපල”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Weras Ganga Park and St Matthias’ Church, Lakshapathiya.

Park
The is a public park located…

Church
Photo: L Manju, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Matthias’ Church, is a church in in .

Hotel
The is a 275-room hotel, situated at 100 Hotel Road in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boralesgamuwa and Lunawa.

Town
is a city on the Colombo-Horana Road…

Village
is a suburb in lying on the coast just south of the capital, .

Town
is a suburban area in , .

Ratmalana Airport

Latitude
6.82198° or 6° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
79.88816° or 79° 53′ 17″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Operator
Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited
IATA airport code
RML
ICAO airport code
VCCC
UN/LOCODE
LK RML
Open location code
6JRXRVCQ+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27712654
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301870
Wiki­data ID
Q1101384
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ratmalana Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ratmalana Airport”
  • Chinese: “拉特馬拉納機場”
  • Dutch: “Ratmalana Airport”
  • French: “aéroport de Ratmalana”
  • French: “Aéroport de Ratmalana”
  • German: “Ratmalana Airport”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Ratmalana”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Ratmalana”
  • Japanese: “ラトゥマラナ空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Colombo”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه راتمالانا”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Ratmalana”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Ratmalana”
  • Russian: “ратмалана”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, රත්මලාන”
  • Sinhala: “කොළඹ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ”
  • Swedish: “Ratmalana Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи ротмолоно”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், இரத்மலானை”
  • Tamil: “கொழும்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Аеропорт Ратмалана”
  • Ukrainian: “Коломбо-Ратмалана”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Ratmalana”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Belekkade Junction and Attidiya.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: KDU Swimming Pool and Kothalawala Defence Academy.

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