Colombo International Airport (CMB)

“Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ( IATA : CMB) is the main international airport serving Sri Lanka.It is named after former Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and is located in a suburb of Negombo, 32.5 kilometers north of the Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo.”

Terminals

Bandaranaike International Airport (airport code CMB[12]) at Katunayake, Sri Lanka, is 32.5 kilometers north of the island nation’s capital of Colombo. Thirty seven(37) airlines currently serve the airport’s over 10.79 million annual passengers.[13] The airport has three passenger terminals. Terminal 1 is the current international terminal, built in 1967. Terminal 2 is the new international terminal, which is expected to be completed in 2019. Terminal 3 is the new domestic terminal, which opened in November 2012.

Terminal 1

Opened in 1967 and is the oldest and largest terminal in the airport. It has 12 gates. The arrival and departure areas are separated horizontally. All international flights currently use this terminal, until Terminal 2 opens in 2019. The terminal consists of a main terminal building directly connected to one concourse which houses all the gates. Once past security, passengers proceed through the long, arm-shaped concourse housing gates 6–14. On the upper level of this concourse, there are two lounges. In the main body of the terminal is SriLankan Airlines’ “Serendib Lounge”, and the Palm Spirit lounge. This area has duty-free shops, a tea shop, a cafeteria, a smoking lounge, and day-rooms & showers.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 is planned to open in 2019. It is planned to have 8 gates, with arrival and departure areas separated vertically. A new terminal with eight more gates is proposed to be built under Stage II of the Phase II Expansion Project. Construction of the new Stage II, Phase II Expansion Project was commenced in April 2017 and is expected to be completed in 2019. A new pier with eight boarding gates and 14 passenger boarding bridges, with an additional gate comprising two passenger boarding bridges for the Airbus A380, will be included in the proposed new development.

Terminal 3

Opened in November 2012 and handles all domestic flights. Its arrival and departure areas are separated horizontally.

The Cargo Terminal

Opened in October 2009 and handles all cargo flights. Its arrival and departure areas are separated horizontally.