Colombo, Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) has only been able to accommodate regular 747-400 aircraft operation as the maximum capacity. But since the emergency landing requirements of the world's largest passenger aircraft Airbus A380-800 fits the airport's runway specification, the airport has seen several emergency landings past few years.
In 2017 Jan-Apr period, the authorities have upgraded the runway up to a certain level making A380 landing more possible. But still, it doesn't meet the minimum requirements to hold A380 landings regularly with scheduled flights. Class F runway is needed, yet the runway isn't certified as Class F since the core of the runway is still only 45 m wide, not 60m wide as per the requirement. The runway is measured 60 m wide including shoulders.
There has been a scheduled one-off flight coordinated with Emirates Airlines to celebrate the upgrade of the runway.
| No. | Landed Date | Flight No. | Route | Reason | Aircraft Reg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2012 Jan 08 | EK 413 | CHC-SYD-DXB | Refuelling | A6-EDN |
| 2. | 2013 Sep 13 | EK 412 | DXB-SYD-CHC | Medical | A6-EDE |
| 3. | 2015 Jun 15 | EK 420 | DXB-PER | Medical | A6-EEU |
| 4. | 2015 Jun 26 | EK 413 | CHC-SYD-DXB | Technical | A6-EDM |
| 5. | 2015 Jul 15 | EK 420 | DXB-PER | Medical | A6-EEU |
| 6. | 2015 Mar 10 | EK 412 | DXB-SYD-CHC | Medical | A6-EEK |
| 7. | 2017 Aug 14 | EK 654 | DXB-CMB | Scheduled one-off | A6-EUB |
| 8. | 2017 Dec 02 | EK 448 | DXB-AKL | Medical | A6-EOE |
| 9. | 2017 Dec 15 | EK 413 | SYD-CMB-DXB | Refuelling | A6-EEQ |
| 10. | 2017 Dec 24 | EK 449 | AKL-DXB | Technical/Refuelling | A6-EOL |
| 11. | 2017 Dec 25 | EK 449 | AKL-DXB | Technical/Refuelling | A6-EON |
| 12. | 2018 Jan 17 | EY 451 | SYD-AUH | Technical/Refuelling | A6-APG |
| 13. | 2018 Dec 16 | EY 451 | SYD-AUH | Not clear | A6-APG |
| 15. | 2018 Dec 22 | EY 454 | AUH-SYD | Medical | A6-APG |
| 16. | 2018 Dec 28 | EK 408 | DXB-SYD | Medical - Crew | A6-EDO |
| 17. | 2019 Feb 08 | EY 454 | AUH-SYD | Medical + Technical | A6-API |
| 18. | 2019 Jun 30 | QR 900 | DOH-PER | Medical | A7-APE |
| 19. | 2023 Mar 05 | EK 449 | AKL-DXB | Refuelling | A6-EVR |
Note: (No. 9) This flight had the original route of CHC-SYD-DXB of flight number EK413. The flight started with A6-EUF from Christchurch (CHC). But for some reason, the flight has been discontinued at Sydney (SYD) and changed the aircraft to A6-EEQ. In the meanwhile, there has been a flight bearing flight number EK413 from Melbourne (MEL) to SYD. Anyway, the A6-EEQ took over from SYD and headed toward Dubai (DXB) with a stopover at Colombo (CMB) for refuelling.
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