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Map of Sri Lanka Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport is the busiest airport in the country and one of the busiest airports in South Asia. It was estimated to handle over 10.5 million passengers in 2018.
It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd and serves as the hub of SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka, Fitsair, a privately owned low-cost carrier, and domestic carrier Cinnamon Air. The other airport serving the city of Colombo is Ratmalana International Airport. SriLankan Airlines has its main base ...
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.
Location: Sri Lanka: Coordinates ... Bentota River Airport is an airport in Bentota, Sri Lanka (IATA: BJT). [1] Airlines and destinations. Airlines Destinations;
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The airport served as major facility for the Sri Lankan military during the civil war. The army forcibly seized 261 ha (646 acres) of neighbouring land in 1985. [4] Following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord in July 1987 the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) used Palaly to transport troops between India and Sri Lanka.
It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara. [ 3 ] The facility is located 4.35 nautical miles (8.1 km) northwest of the town of Ampara [ 2 ] at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,097 by 46 metres (3,599 ft × 151 ft).
It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda or SLAF Katukurunda. [3] The airport is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southeast of the town of Kalutara. [2] It is at an elevation of 3 metres (10 ft) and has one runway designated 11/29 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,006 by 46 metres (3,301 ft × 151 ft). [2]