Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome Explained

Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome
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Location:Kelani River, in the Peliyagoda suburb of Colombo
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sri Lankan Waterdrome
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Coordinates:[1]

Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome, also called Sri Lankan Waterdrome[2] is an open water aerodrome facility for use by seaplanes on the Kelani River, in the Peliyagoda suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Services

Special flights were operated by SriLankan AirTaxi from the waterdrome to Hambantota during the 2011 Cricket World Cup.[2] This is the closest airport to the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.caa.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&layout=edit&id=474 Co-ordinates from: Sri Lanka Civil Aviation Authority
  2. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:65Cv71-s5uUJ:pdfs.island.lk/2011/03/10/L3.pdf+peliyagoda+waterdrome&hl=en&gl=pk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgMJJ5U6XDQQDbQIpGvSjUxSH6lTOFjmNt21hDzhZICXiv4wpuwzpY11LV4pK36g4MyZg4LnsJDsyUX1eCahyRu20UgKLCzcFS26f_o5qjQzf1XG4jd7K3cTYcyrf2NAvKuCP_I&sig=AHIEtbSQXmrON5qU6jY5qhY_GHMwQJhCVQ Article reference for Peliyagoda waterdrome