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The Ministry of Civil Aviation was the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the formulation of a more appropriate policy framework and efficient mechanisms by which to offer competitive and qualitative aviation services in order to fulfill the local and international requirements in the aviation sector.
No. 8 "Light Transport" Squadron is a squadron of the Sri Lanka Air Force. It currently operates the Beechcraft B-200 , Harbin Y-12 and Xian MA60 from SLAF Ratmalana . [ 1 ] Its roles include light transport, reconnaissance and advanced fixed-wing flying training of officer cadets for twin engine aircraft.
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]
Roads account for about 93 percent of Sri Lanka's land transport. In 2022, there were 12,255.401 kilometres (7,615.153 mi) of A- and B-class roads and 312.586 kilometres (194.232 mi) of expressways. The main modes of transportation in Sri Lanka are bus, motorcycles and passenger cars (including taxi service).
The Sri Lanka Air Force museum is the only national museum dedicated entirely to aviation and the history of the Sri Lanka Air Force. The museum was first established in 1993 as the Aircraft Preservation and Storage Unit at SLAF Ratmalana and was reopened on 5 November 2009 after refurbishment.
The base houses the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy. [25] Established in 1976, the academy is where the Sri Lanka Air Force conducts its initial officer training. Currently there are three lodger formations carrying out training: Combat Training School; Junior Command & Staff College; Non-Commissioned Officers Management School
Sigiriya Airport was first opened in 1942 as an airfield established by the Royal Air Force during World War II.A number of RAF squadrons (8 (1945), [3] 160 (1943-44), [4] 200 (1944-45), [5] 203 (1944-45), [6] 354 (1944) [7]) and other units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war. [8]
The Strategic Enterprises Management Agency (SEMA) of the government was against creating an international airport in Mattala, and instead recommended the expansion of BIA facilities and improving the Airfield in Puttalam as an emergency landing strip due to lower transport costs, it being already situated near an air corridor, and less environmental damage.