Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport METAR VCBI

VFRLarge AirportElev. 9 m (30 ft)

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is situated in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The ICAO code of Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport is VCBI and the IATA code is CMB.
It has one Asphalt runway 04/22 with a length of 3,350 m.
The elevation is 9 m (30 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-10-06 20:10 UTC

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Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

24°C

Wind

2kt

Visibility

> 10km

Ceiling

10,000ft

QNH

1011hPa

Raw METAR

METAR VCBI 062010Z 10002KT 9999 FEW017 OVC100 24/23 Q1011 NOSIG

Decoded

Wind: From 100° (E) at 2 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Sky: Few (1–2 oktas) at 1,700 ft (518 m) · Overcast (8 oktas) at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Temp / DP: 24°C (75°F) · Dew point 23°C (73°F)
QNH: 1011 hPa · 29.85 inHg

TAF

Valid 6 Oct 18:00 UTC – 8 Oct 00:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF VCBI 061700Z 0618/0724 15004KT 9000 SCT016 BKN070 TX32/0707Z TN24/0700Z PROB30 TEMPO 0618/0619 TSRA/SHRA BKN016 FEW018CB BECMG 0623/0701 VRB03KT BECMG 0702/0704 9999 BECMG 0705/0707 26007KT PROB30 TEMPO 0710/0717 5000 TSRA/SHRA FEW014 BKN016 FEW018CB

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRTEMPO / INTER

18:00Wed 7 Oct06:0012:0018:00Thu 8 OctNOW

Wed 7 Oct

PROB30 TEMPO10:00 – 17:00 UTC

5 kmShowers Rain, Thunderstorm RainFEW 1,400ft · BKN 1,600ft · FEW 1,800ft CB

MVFR

BECMG05:00 – 00:00 UTC

260° / 7 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 1,600ft · BKN 7,000ft

VFR

BECMG02:00 – 05:00 UTC

VRB / 3 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 1,600ft · BKN 7,000ft

VFR

Tue 6 Oct

BECMG23:00 – 02:00 UTC

VRB / 3 kt9 kmSCT 1,600ft · BKN 7,000ft

VFR

PROB30 TEMPO18:00 – 19:00 UTC

Showers Rain, Thunderstorm RainBKN 1,600ft · FEW 1,800ft CB

MVFR

BASE18:00 – 23:00 UTC

150° / 4 kt9 kmSCT 1,600ft · BKN 7,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
04 ★ best	37°	3,350 m	Asphalt	63°	↑ 1 kt	2 kt R
22	217°	3,350 m	Asphalt	117°	↓ 1 kt	2 kt L

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind