Anuradhapura Airport

Coordinates: 08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E

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Anuradhapura Airport
SLAF Base Anuradhapura

අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ
அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்

IATA: ACJ
ICAO: VCCA

Summary

Airport type

Military / Public

Operator

Sri Lanka Air Force

Location

Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Elevation AMSL

99 m / 325 ft

Coordinates

08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E

Map

ACJ

Location of airport in Sri Lanka

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
5/23	1,630	5,348	Bitumen

Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ACJ^[1], ICAO: VCCA) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.^[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.^[3]

The airport is located 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura ^[2] at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft). It has one bitumen 1,630 by 46 metres (5,348 ft × 151 ft) runway designated 05/23.^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Senok	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
FitsAir	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
Helitours	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana

Lodger Squadrons

No. 6 Helicopter Squadron

References

^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (ACJ: Anuradhapura)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VCCA – Anuradhapura". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.

External links

"Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

Airports in Sri Lanka

International

Primary	Colombo–Bandaranaike Hambantota–Mattala Jaffna
Regional	Batticaloa Ratmalana Airport

Domestic

Waterdromes

Military

Proposed Airport

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