Airport · Sri Lanka
Colombo Ratmalana International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Colombo.
- Codes
- RML · VCCC
- Serves
- Colombo
- 12 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Colombo
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 1,833 m
- From DXB
- 3,310 km
- 4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Facts
RML at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA RMLICAO VCCC
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Colombo
- To the city centre
- 12 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- One runway open
- Longest runway: 1,833 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
- When to go
- Colombo, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
RML from the UAE
From DXBRML
3,310 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHRML
3,330 km
4 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near RML
- CMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportLarge · Colombo40 km away
- KCTKoggala AirportMedium · Galle104 km away
- HRIMattala Rajapaksa International AirportMedium · Hambantota149 km away
- BTCBatticaloa International AirportMedium · Batticaloa221 km away
- TRRChina Bay AirportMedium · Trincomalee238 km away
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Sri Lanka, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Colombo
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Currency
- Sri Lankan Rupee LKRToday's indicative rate: LKR 100 ≈ USD 0.302Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type D and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110ambulance and fire119policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +94 · On the left
From the journal
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Flights
Flights to or from RML
Tell us the dates and who is flying, and a person comes back with the options. This page shows no fares or schedules.