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"Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association. "Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. "Search for Locations – country:LK". Great Circle Mapper. "Airports in Sri Lanka". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on February 17, 2013. "Airports in Sri ...
Bandaranaike International Airport (airport code CMB [12]) at Katunayake, Sri Lanka, is 32.5 kilometers north of the national capital, Colombo. 37 airlines currently serve the airport's over 10.79 million annual passengers. [13] The airport has three passenger terminals. Terminal 1 is the current international terminal, built in 1967.
Viharamahadevi Park is the only large-scale public park in Colombo, and is maintained by the Colombo Municipal Council. Located at its western end is the Cenotaph War Memorial, Colombo and the Colombo Public Library. The Vihara Maha Devi Park Open Air Stadium is a venue for concerts and public events.
Buddha Statue in Wathuravila Vihara Lord Buddha: Kahaduwa, Galle District: 2016 12.8 m (42 ft) [8] 14 Headless Buddha Statue in Lankathilaka Image House Lord Buddha: Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa District: 12.5 m (41 ft) [9] 15 Tsunami Honganji Buddha Statue Lord Buddha: Hikkaduwa, Galle District: 12.2 m (40 ft) [10] 16 Buddha Statue in Reswehera ...
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.
Colombo Airport, official name of Ratmalana Airport, the secondary international airport serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about airports with the same or similar names.
No. 40/1, York Street, Colombo 01 [9] Central Kovil, rest hall and road: Kotahena: Colombo: 22 November 2002: Jinthupitiya road [10] Christ Church Cemetery: Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia: Ratmalana: 6 June 2008: Four engraved tombs in the Christian cemetery [11] Clifan Burg House: Colombo: Colombo: 21 January 2000: At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters [12 ...
The Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated in 1897 and many celebrations were held all over the colonies of the British Empire. The Ceylon Legislative Council, which met on June 22, 1897, passed a resolution stating that a statue of the Queen be erected on the island at the cost of the public revenue, and as a commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the ...