Sri Lanka is situated at the crossroads of major air and shipping routes connecting South Asia, the Far East and the Pacific with Europe and the Americas. Sri Lanka is strategically located next to the fast growing Indian sub-continent with close proximity to Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The country has strong air connectivity with over 100 weekly flights to India alone.

Korean Air flies 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday between Seoul and Colombo. Many connections between Korea and Sri Lanka are offered by Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Thai Airlines, Air Asia, among others.