Sri Lanka Airports - Sri Lankan Civil and Military Airports
Sri Lanka has just one international airport and a small number of civilian
airstrips. Listed below is as much information as we can publish about Sri Lankan
airports:
Colombo
Bandaranaike
International Airport, Katunayake, near Negombo ICAO code VCBI, IATA-code
CMB Civil airport and main SLAF base, open for public use. Customs service available
during airport operating hours - Paved landing strip with officially published
instrument approach procedure. 10900 ft / 3350m
Ratmalana Airport ICAO code VCCC, IATA-code RML Civil airport, open for public
use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip with officially published
instrument approach procedure. 6000ft / 1830m
Anuradhapura
SLAF Anuradhapura ICAO code VCCA, IATA-code ADP Military airport, not open
for public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially
published instrument approach procedure. 4000ft / 1220m
Batticaloa
Batticaloa Airport ICAO code VCCB, IATA-code BTC, Civil airport, open for
public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially
published instrument approach procedure. 3400ft / 1036m
Gal Oya
Amparai Airport ICAO code VCCG, IATA-code GOY Civil airport, open for public
use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially published
instrument approach procedure. 3600ft / 1098m
Jaffna
Kankesanturai Airport ICAO code VCCJ, IATA-code JAF Civil airport, open for
public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip with officially
published instrument approach procedure. 7500ft / 2290m
Katukurunda
SLAF Katukurunda no ICAO code, no IATA-code Military airport, not open for
public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially
published instrument approach procedure. 3300ft / 1000m
Koggala
SLAF Koggala no ICAO code, IATA-code Military airport, not open for public
use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially published
instrument approach procedure. 3300ft / 1000m
Minneriya
SLAF Minneriya no ICAO code, IATA-code MNH Military airport, not open for
public use. Customs service not available Paved landing strip No officially published
instrument approach procedure. 7500ft / 2290
Sigiriya
SLAF Sigiriya no ICAO code, IATA-code Military airport, not open for public
use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially published
instrument approach procedure. 5800ft / 1770m
Trincomalee
SLAF China Bay ICAO code VCCT, IATA-code TRR Military airport, not open for
public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip with officially
published instrument approach procedure. 7300ft / 2225m
Vavuniya
SLAF Vavuniya no ICAO code, no IATA-code Military airport, not open for public
use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially published
instrument approach procedure. 5000ft / 1525m
Wirawila
SLAF Wirawila ICAO code VCCW, no IATA-code Military airport, not open for
public use. Customs service not available - Paved landing strip No officially
published instrument approach procedure. 4000ft / 1220m
ICAO-code = International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a 4-letter airport
location indicator.
IATA-code = International Air Transport Association (IATA), a 3-letter identifier
for the airport
SLAF = Sri Lanka Air Force - Sri
Lanka Air Force Link
NB - Please be aware that 'plane spotting' in Sri Lanka is not a good idea
as the authorities in Sri Lanka do not understand the logic behind the hobby
of plane spotting. You may be arrested and held, for an indefinite period, for
spying!
We apologise for the repetition of some place or proper names with different
spellings, but there is no definitive spelling translation of these words.
We welcome reviews of any Sri Lanka resorts, hotels or visitor attractions.
Please see our contributing writer's guidelines.
JeGraNet.com statement - 15 October 2008 - Quote from the British Foreign
and Commonwealth Office website: "There is a high threat from terrorism in Sri
Lanka. Fatal attacks have become more frequent. They have occurred in Colombo
and throughout Sri Lanka, including places frequented by expatriate and foreign
travellers. Further attacks may occur at any time. There is an increasing risk
of British nationals being caught up in an attack". As independent travellers
we left Colombo after just 9 days into our planned 6 month stay as a result of
a feeling of insecurity, however we are sure that 'package tour' travellers to
tourist resorts will probably enjoy a worry free holiday. |
