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Bandaranaike International Airport

main international airport in Sri Lanka
Airport international_airport Q60900
Bandaranaike International Airport
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Bandaranaike International Airport

Summary

Bandaranaike International Airport is an international airport[1]. It draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #140 of 1,156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bandaranaike International Airport is located in Western Province[3].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's instance of is recorded as international airport[5].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport is operated by Sri Lanka Air Force[8].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as CMB[9].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VCBI[10].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's Commons category is recorded as Bandaranaike International Airport[11].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Colombo[12].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Narita International Airport[13].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's runway is recorded as 04/22[14].
  • +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bandaranaike International Airport[15].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.1811111111111, 'lon': 79.883611111111}[16].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.airport.lk/[17].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Colombo[18].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's date of official opening is recorded as +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+26'}[20].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 7.18076, 'lon': 79.8841}[21].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+6174215'}[22].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7145091'}[23].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7311842'}[24].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+7819847'}[25].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8500000'}[26].
  • Bandaranaike International Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+9805045'}[27].

Why It Matters

Bandaranaike International Airport draws 549 Wikipedia views per month (international_airport category, ranking #140 of 1,156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Colombo Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . caa.lk. caa.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . caa.lk. caa.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . caa.lk. caa.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . caa.lk. caa.lk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . jica.go.jp. jica.go.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Airport", "VCBI"]
    Official website → http://www.airport.lk/
    Scheduled service destination → Narita International Airport
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "VCBI"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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