Airports / Sri Lanka / RML
Colombo Ratmalana International Airport
VCCC / RMLColombo, Sri LankaELEV 22 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB).
Overview
Colombo Ratmalana International Airport, listed as VCCC / RML, is a large commercial airport in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The airport sits 22 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RML for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB, 22 nm), Koggala Airport (KCT, 56 nm), and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI, 81 nm).
Charter pricing from RML depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Colombo.
Field capability
ICAO
VCCC
IATA
RML
FAA / Local
VCCC
Elevation
22 ft
Coordinates
6.8216° N · 79.8859° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Sri Lanka fields
state range 6–324 ft
At 22 ft, RML sits lower than 60% of the 10 Sri Lanka fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo
- 56nmKCTKoggala AirportGalle
- 81nmHRIMattala Rajapaksa International AirportMattala
- 95nmACJAnuradhapura AirportAnuradhapura
- 98nmHIMHingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa Town
- 108nmADPAmpara AirportAmpara
Location
Open the full mapVCCC · Colombo Ratmalana International Airport · Colombo, Sri Lanka