Which airport serves Colombo?

Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML).

COLOMBO

Western Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 6.94°N / 79.85°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,248,991

Colombo is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 648,034. It sits at 6.94/79.85, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 3 km from Kolonnawa.

Population 648,034

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Western Province
Coords: 6.94°N / 79.85°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Kolonnawa Western Province 64,887 4.0 km

NE Peliyagoda Western Province 28,784 5.3 km

E Kotikawatta Western Province 64,565 6.8 km

NE Hendala Western Province 56,978 7.2 km

NE Wattala Western Province 30,725 7.6 km

SE Pita Kotte Western Province 118,179 7.7 km

E Kelaniya Western Province 28,846 8.4 km

SE Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Western Province 115,826 8.7 km

SE Battaramulla South Western Province 75,633 8.8 km

E Mulleriyawa Western Province 33,540 9.0 km

Air access

nearby

RML

Colombo Ratmalana International Airport

Large airport

13.2 km

CMB

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Large airport

27.4 km

KTY

Katukurunda Air Force Base

Small airport

44.7 km

Universities

linked

University of Colombo

cmb.ac.lk

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Colombo?: 648,034 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Colombo in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Colombo in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Colombo?: Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML).
Does Colombo have a university?: Yes. University of Colombo.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Colombo in?: Western Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1248991

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1248991,
    "name": "Colombo",
    "ascii_name": "Colombo",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 648034,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 6.93548,
    "longitude": 79.84868
  }
}

Context

comparatives

10.0x the population of Kolonnawa.
4 km from Kolonnawa.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.