Weerawila Airport

වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ
வீரவில விமான நிலையம்
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorSri Lanka Air Force
ServesHambantota
LocationWeerawila, Sri Lanka
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates06°15′15″N 81°14′02″E / 6.25417°N 81.23389°E / 6.25417; 81.23389
Map
WRZ is located in Sri Lanka
WRZ
WRZ
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 4,019 1,225 Asphalt

Weerawila Airport (Sinhala: වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Vīravila Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: வீரவில விமான நிலையம், romanized: Vīravila Paṉṉāṭṭu Vāṉūrti Nilaiyam) (IATA: WRZ, ICAO: VCCW)[1][2] is a domestic military and civilian airport located in Weerawila, in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 13 km (8 mi) southeast from the newly built Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.

International Airport project

See also: Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

The airport was one of the key sites identified for the development of an international airport,[3] and was to be renamed to Weerawila Airport. The project was later scrapped and finally moved to Mattala, inaugurating under the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport title in early 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Weerawila Airport: IATA Code". FlightStats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Weerawila Airport: ICAO Code". FlightStats.com. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka and India in talks over Weerawila airport". Lanka Business Online. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 21 April 2013.


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