Which airport serves Kelaniya?

Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML).

KELANIYA

Western Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 6.96°N / 79.92°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,240,622

Kelaniya is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 28,846. It sits at 6.96/79.92, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 2 km from Mulleriyawa.

Population 28,846

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Western Province
Coords: 6.96°N / 79.92°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

S Mulleriyawa Western Province 33,540 2.6 km

SW Kotikawatta Western Province 64,565 3.4 km

W Peliyagoda Western Province 28,784 4.5 km

SW Kolonnawa Western Province 64,887 4.8 km

NW Wattala Western Province 30,725 5.0 km

NW Hendala Western Province 56,978 5.8 km

S Battaramulla South Western Province 75,633 6.5 km

S Pita Kotte Western Province 118,179 7.5 km

S Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Western Province 115,826 8.2 km

N Welisara Western Province 41,306 8.4 km

Air access

nearby

RML

Colombo Ratmalana International Airport

Large airport

15.3 km

CMB

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport

Large airport

25.3 km

KTY

Katukurunda Air Force Base

Small airport

45.0 km

Universities

linked

University of Kelaniya

kln.ac.lk

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Kelaniya?: 28,846 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kelaniya in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Kelaniya in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
Which airport serves Kelaniya?: Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML).
How far is Kelaniya from Colombo?: About 8 km.
Does Kelaniya have a university?: Yes. University of Kelaniya.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Kelaniya in?: Western Province.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1240622

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1240622,
    "name": "Kelaniya",
    "ascii_name": "Kelaniya",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 28846,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 6.9553,
    "longitude": 79.922
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.2x smaller than Mulleriyawa.
2 km from Mulleriyawa.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.