# Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML / VCCC)

**Colombo Ratmalana International Airport** (IATA: RML, ICAO: VCCC) is a large airport in Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It opened in 1938. It has one runway, 1,833 m (6,013 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RML / VCCC
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Opened: 1938
- Elevation: 7 m / 22 ft
- Coordinates: 6.8216, 79.8859
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,833 m / 6,013 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
- Website: http://www.airport.lk/rma
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratmalana_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1101384
- Weather station: VCCC · WMO 43467
- Ident: VCCC

## Timeline

- 1938: Colombo Ratmalana International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,833 m / 6,013 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Charter (8)

- [KCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcck.md) Koggala Airport · Sri Lanka · 104 km / 65 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [HRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcri.md) Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Sri Lanka · 149 km / 93 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [GIU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccs.md) Sigiriya Air Force Base · Sri Lanka · 157 km / 98 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [ACJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcca.md) Anuradhapura Airport · Sri Lanka · 175 km / 109 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [BTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccb.md) Batticaloa International Airport · Sri Lanka · 221 km / 137 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [VCCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccv.md) Vavuniya Airport · Sri Lanka · 224 km / 139 mi · FitsAir, Helitours
- [TRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcct.md) China Bay Airport · Sri Lanka · 238 km / 148 mi · Air Senok, FitsAir, Helitours
- [JAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccj.md) Jaffna International Airport · Sri Lanka · 331 km / 206 mi · Air Senok, Helitours

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RML, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- HLT [Helitours](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/helitours) · 8 · charter
- MVS [Air Senok](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-senok) · 7 · charter
- 8D [FitsAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fitsair) · 7 · charter

Former hub of [Lionair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lionair).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,833 m / 6,013 ft | =4,504 of 29,858 | #1,191 in Asia | #4 in LK |
| Elevation | 7 m / 22 ft | =41,157 of 43,403 | =2,894 in Asia | #13 in LK |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =95 in Asia | #1 in LK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.100 |
| CAC | APP | 887.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 124.900 |
| TWR | RATMALANA TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [KCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcck.md) Koggala Airport · 104 km / 65 mi
- [HRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcri.md) Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · 149 km / 93 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Ratmalana Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ratmalana_Airport&oldid=1364086209), revision of 14 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccc/data