Batticaloa International Airport
Batticaloa Airport SLAF Batticaloa மட்டக்களப்பு விமான நிலையம் මඩකලපුව ගුවන්තොටුපළ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Batticaloa | ||||||||||
| Location | Thimilathiu, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1958 | ||||||||||
| Commander | G. S. N. Priyadarshana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°42′19″N 081°40′40″E / 7.70528°N 81.67778°E | ||||||||||
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Batticaloa Airport (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு விமான நிலையம், romanized: Maṭṭakkaḷappu Vimāṉa Nilaiyam, Sinhala: මඩකලපුව ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Maḍakalapuva Guvantoṭupaḷa; IATA: BTC[2], ICAO: VCCB) is a domestic airport on the island of Thimilathiu in eastern Sri Lanka.[3] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa or SLAF Batticaloa.[4]
The facility is located 0.94 nautical miles (1.7 km) southwest of the town of Batticaloa.[3] It resides at an elevation of 3 metres (10 ft) and has one runway designated 06/24 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,066 by 46 metres (3,497 ft × 151 ft).[3]
History
Batticaloa Airport was originally opened in November 1958 but was later closed down.[5][6] On 27 March 1983 an air force base was opened on the site.[7] In 1985 around 3,000 people forcibly evicted from their homes in order to extend the base.[8] Construction of a domestic airport at the base began in September 2012.[9][10]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Senok | Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana |
| FitsAir | Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana |
| Helitours | Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana |
| Millennium Airlines | Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana |
| SriLankan Airlines operated by Cinnamon Air | Colombo-Bandaranaike, Waters Edge Colombo City (DWO) [11] |
References
- ^ "The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - EXTRAORDINARY" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. 1 July 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (BTC: Batticaloa)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ a b c "VCCB – Batticaloa". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Casinader, Prince (20 May 2013). "Batticaloa welcomes re-opening of its airport". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Appeals to re-open Batticaloa Airport". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa". Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ de Silva, Shelani (27 July 1997). "12 year agony for airport victims". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "President kicks off construction of domestic airport at Batti". Daily FT. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2013-09-07.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Foundation stone laid to build terminal building". Ceylon Today. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ http://www.cinnamonair.com/schedules-fares/schedules.html
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