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.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code RML
  • …has the ICAO airport code VCCC
  • …is operated by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as
    “Colombo Airport”
    “Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana”
    “Colombo–Ratmalana”
    “Ratmalana International Airport”
    “RML”
    “SLAF Ratmalana”
    “VCCC”

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Latitude
6.82198° or 6° 49′ 19″ north
Longitude
79.88816° or 79° 53′ 17″ east
UN/LOCODE
LK RML
Open location code
6JRXRVCQ+Q7
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway = aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse = military
Open­Street­Map feature
military = airfield
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Ratmalana Airport” goes by many names.
Ratmalana AirportCebuano
拉特馬拉納機場Chinese
Ratmalana AirportDutch
VCCCDutch
Bandar Udara RatmalanaIndonesian
RMLIndonesian
VCCCIndonesian
aeroporto di RatmalanaItalian
ラトゥマラナ空港Japanese
Lapangan Terbang ColomboMalay
فرودگاه راتمالاناPersian
Port lotniczy RatmalanaPolish
Aeroportul RatmalanaRomanian
ратмаланаRussian
කොළඹ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළSinhala
කොළඹ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, රත්මලානSinhala
රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපලSinhala
Ratmalana AirportSwedish
Фурудгоҳи ротмолоноTajik
இரத்மலானை விமான நிலையம்Tamil
கொழும்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம்Tamil
கொழும்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், இரத்மலானைTamil
ท่าอากาศยานรัตมะลานะThai
Аеропорт РатмаланаUkrainian
Коломбо-РатмаланаUkrainian
Maes Awyr RatmalanaWelsh

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