Anuradhapura Airport
SLAF Base Anuradhapura

අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ
அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்
Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
OperatorSri Lanka Air Force
LocationAnuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Elevation AMSL99 m / 325 ft
Coordinates08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E / 8.30167; 80.42861
Map
ACJ is located in Sri Lanka
ACJ
ACJ
Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
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

AirlinesDestinations
Air SenokCharter: Colombo–Ratmalana
FitsAir Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
Helitours Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana

Lodger Squadrons

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (ACJ: Anuradhapura)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.

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