Anuradhapura Airport

Airport in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura Airport
SLAF Base Anuradhapura

අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ
அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்

* IATA: ACJ
* ICAO: VCCA

Summary
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 / 8.30167; 80.42861
Map

ACJ

Location of airport in Sri Lanka

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
5/23  | 1,630  | 5,348  | Bitumen
Government Agent of Anuradhapura District Nissanka Wijeyeratne with Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike at the opening of Anuradhapura Airport In 1960's

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

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Airlines| Destinations

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Air Senok| Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
FitsAir |  Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
Helitours |  Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana

## Lodger Squadrons

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* No. 6 Helicopter Squadron

## See also

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* Nissanka Wijeyeratne (In 1960 Government Agent of Anuradhapura District at the time he is responsible for the establishment of Anuradhapura Airport)

## References

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1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (ACJ: Anuradhapura)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.
4. ^ "Anuradhapura Airbase made int'l airport for a day". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 10 April 2025.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ "Sri Lanka's Military Airbase Declared One-Day International Airport for Modi". Sri Lanka Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2025.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

## External links

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* "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2016-01-25.

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Airports in Sri Lanka

International|

| Primary|

* Colombo–Bandaranaike
* Hambantota–Mattala
* Jaffna

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Regional|

* Batticaloa
* Ratmalana Airport

Domestic|

* Ampara
* Anuradhapura
* China Bay
* Hambantota–Weerawila
* Hingurakgoda
* Iranamadu
* Kandy
* Katukurunda
* Koggala
* Palavi
* Sigiriya
* Vavuniya

Waterdromes|

* Arugam Bay Lagoon (AYY)
* Bandagiriya Tank (HBT)
* Bentota River (BJT)
* Castlereagh Reservoir (NUF)
* Dandugama (DGM)
* Ibbankatuwa Tank (DBU)
* Iranamadu (IRU)
* Jaffna
* Kalpitiya
* Kelani River–Peliyagoda (KEZ)
* Koggala Lagoon (KCT)
* Kondavattavan Tank (AFK)
* Lady Manning Drive
* Lake Gregory (NUA)
* Mawella Lagoon (DIW)
* Passikudah (PQD)
* Polgolla Reservoir (KDZ)
* Tissa Tank (TTW)
* Trincomalee Harbour (THW)
* Victoria Reservoir (KDW)

Military|

* SLAF Ampara
* SLAF Anuradhapura
* SLAF Batticaloa
* SLAF China Bay
* SLAF Hingurakgoda
* SLAF Iranamadu
* SLAF Katukurunda
* SLAF Katunayake
* SLAF Koggala
* Mullaitivu Airport
* SLAF Palaly
* SLAF Palavi
* SLAF Ratmalana
* SLAF Sigiriya
* SLAF Vavuniya
* SLAF Weerawila

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