Anuradhapura Airport Explained

Anuradhapura Airport SLAF Base Anuradhapura
Nativename-A:	Sinhala; Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்
Iata:	ACJ
Icao:	VCCA
Type:	Military / Public
Operator:	Sri Lanka Air Force
Location:	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Metric-Elev:	yes
Elevation-M:	99
Coordinates:	8.3017°N 80.4286°W
Pushpin Map:	Sri Lanka
Pushpin Mapsize:	180
Pushpin Relief:	yes
Pushpin Label:	ACJ
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Metric-Rwy:	yes
R1-Number:	5/23
R1-Length-M:	1630
R1-Surface:	Bitumen

Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala; Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ|translit=Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்|translit=Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam;) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.^[1] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.^[2]

The airport is located 4.6km (02.9miles) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura at an elevation of . It has one bitumen runway designated 05/23.

Lodger Squadrons

• No. 6 Helicopter Squadron

See also

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

External links

• Web site: Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura . 2016-01-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413114043/http://airforce.lk/est/anu/anu.htm . 2009-04-13 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: VCCA – Anuradhapura . AIP Sri Lanka . Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd . 23 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124203609/http://www.airport.lk/AIS/124-AMD1-15.htm . 24 January 2016 . dead . 25 January 2016 .
2. Web site: Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura . AirForce.lk . Sri Lanka Air Force . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126013243/http://airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=anuradhapura . 2016-01-26 . live.