Colombo airport code: CMB (Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport)

The IATA code for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is CMB; ICAO VCBI.

Large airport in Western Province, Sri Lanka with scheduled service. Below: every code the source records, the location and elevation, the Airlift lane guides serving Sri Lanka and how to get an air freight quote through CMB.

IATA codeCMBon air waybills, bookings and schedules
ICAO codeVCBIin flight plans and air-traffic control
AirportBandaranaike International Colombo Airport
CityColombo
RegionWestern Province (LK-1)
CountrySri Lanka (LK)
TypeLarge airportScheduled service
Coordinates 7.1808, 79.8841 View on OpenStreetMap →
Elevation30 ft (9 m)

Using CMB on air freight documents

The three-letter IATA code CMB is what goes on an air waybill, a booking and a flight schedule for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport; the four-letter ICAO code VCBI identifies the same airport in flight plans and air-traffic control and does not appear on cargo paperwork. A forwarder quotes airport-to-airport between two IATA codes unless the booking is door-to-door, so the code fixes where the rate applies.

Schedule D codes are a US-only system, so CMB has none. If CMB is your origin, the code that matters at the border is the one for your US airport of entry — every US airport page in this tool shows it where the Census list names the airport.

Other airport codes in Sri Lanka

JAF Jaffna →RML Colombo →

Every Sri Lanka airport with a page is listed on the airport code finder.

Plan the rest of the shipment

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CMB airport code FAQs

The IATA code for Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is CMB; ICAO VCBI. The three-letter IATA code is the one used on air waybills, bookings and schedules; the four-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and air-traffic control. Source: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18.

Airport data: OurAirports, fetched 2026-09-18 — released into the public domain (ourairports.com/data). Reviewed September 2026.

Get an air freight quote from CMB

Send us the other end of the journey, the cargo, the number of pieces, the dimensions and the gross weight, and we will come back with a rate and a routing. Airlift USA books air freight on the Asia–US lanes it serves, with origin handling through its own offices in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia and through its partner network elsewhere; customs clearance is coordinated through our licensed broker network. Transit times we quote are typical and schedule-dependent.

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