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Colombo Bandaranaike Airport
Operator:
Airport & Aviation Services (SL) Ltd
Airport Data:
International, Colombo 32km (19miles),
Position 07º10´45"N, 079º52´59"E, Elevation 9m (29ft),
1 Passenger Terminal, 3 Cargo Terminals, 17 Aircraft Stands
(Op. Hours: 24 hours)
Airfield Data:
Fire Category 8
Emergency Services: Available
Navigational Aids: Available
Airfield Restrictions: None
Noise Restrictions: None
Aircraft Maintenance: Available
Runway 1:
3,350m (10,990ft), Direction 04/22, PCN 85/F/B/X/T, ICAO Cat. 1,
Parallel Taxiway
Aircraft size max:
747 wide bodied, Lighting: CAT I & II
Airlines Serving Airport:
AOM French Airlines, Aeroflot, Air Maldives, Balair/CTA Ltd, Balkan Bulgarian, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Condor, Emirates, Gulf Air, Indian Airlines, Korean Air, Kuwait Airways, LTU Int´l, Lufthansa CityLine, MEA, Oman Air, Pakistan Int´l, Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, SIA Cargo, Srilankan Airlines, Thai Airways.
Cargo Facilities:
Warehouse 9,500m² (102,257sq ft), Bonded Warehouse, Air-Conditioned Storage, Refrigerated Storage, Deep Freeze Storage, Animal Quarantine, Health Officials, X-Ray Equipment, Express/Courier Centre, New Cargo Terminal/Cargo Village
Op. Hours: 24 hours
Cargo Handling Agents:
Srilankan Airlines
Passenger Facilities:
39 check-in desks, 4 gates, 575 short term parking spaces, 3 Airport Hotels, Min. Connection Times Intl-Intl: 60mins, Post Office, Bank, Restaurants, Cafeterias, Bars, VIP Lounge, Duty Free Shop, Gift Shop, Travel Agent, Tourist Help Desk, Car Rental, Taxi Service/Rank, First Aid, Baby/Parent Room, Disabled Access/Facilities
History
Bandaranaike International Airport formally known as Colombo Airport was built by British in the mid 1940's. During the time the airport was called Royal Airport Katunatyaka (RAF). The sole purpose of building this Airport by British to replace their lost airports in India, Pakistan and Nepal. Primarily the airport was used as an air force base and supply center for the aircrafts engaged in World War II. After the independence (i.e. 1948) the Royal Ceylon Air Force formed and they expanded their air power by establishing the headquarters at Katunayaka.
In 1983 the airport was renovated and expanded further to facilitate more passengers. These include new terminal building, Navigational Services Complex (NSC) and ICAO category III navigational equipment. These improvements to the airport had tremendously encourage more civil aircrafts to be used as a staging post to rest crews and passengers of aircraft in transits.
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