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In 1934, the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site. [7] On 27 November 1935, a De Havilland Puss Moth flown by Captain Tyndale-Biscoe, chief flying instructor of the Madras Flying Club, was the first aircraft to land at the new airport.
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.
Airline Image IATA ICAO Callsign Commenced operations Hub airport(s) Notes Air Senok: MVS: AIR SENOK: 2011 Colombo BIA; Rathmalana; Cinnamon Air: C7: CIN: CINNAMON
The Boeing 737-800 has more than double the seating capacity of the planes currently servicing the airport.
The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of Kandy in Kundasale, Sri Lanka, aimed at facilitating growth in the influx of tourists to the Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air. [1]
It was also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly. [1] The airport is located in the town of Palaly near Kankesanthurai , 7 nautical miles (13 km ; 8 mi ) north of the city of Jaffna . [ 2 ]
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