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Anuradhapura Airport
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Anuradhapura Airport SLAF Base Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம் | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military / Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sri Lanka Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 99 m / 325 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E | ||||||||||
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  ACJ Location of airport in Sri Lanka | |||||||||||
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Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ACJ[1], ICAO: VCCA) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.[2] 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]
In April 2025, the Sri Lankan Government gazetted and declared Anuradhapura Airport as an international airport for a single day (April 5) in order that the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could travel to Rameswaram in India directly from Anuradhapura.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Senok | Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana |
| FitsAir | Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana |
| Helitours | Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana |
Lodger Squadrons
[edit]See also
[edit]- Nissanka Wijeyeratne (In 1960 Government Agent of Anuradhapura District at the time he is responsible for the establishment of Anuradhapura Airport)
References
[edit]- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (ACJ: Anuradhapura)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ a b c "VCCA – Anuradhapura". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Anuradhapura Airbase made int'l airport for a day". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Sri Lanka's Military Airbase Declared One-Day International Airport for Modi". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
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External links
[edit]- "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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