Ampara Airport ( si, අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Ampāra Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, அம்பாறை விமான நிலையம், translit=Ampāṟai Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; ), also known Gal-Oya Airport, is a
domestic airport in Gal-Oya in southeastern
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
It is also a
military airbase
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known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara.
The facility is located northwest of the town of
Ampara
Ampara ( si, අම්පාර, ta, அம்பாறை) is the main town of Ampara District, governed by an Urban Council.
It is located in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, about east of Colombo and approximately south of Batticaloa.
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at an elevation of and has one runway designated 07/25 with a
bitumen
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surface measuring .
History
An air strip in Gal Oya near Uhana was built in the 1950s by the Gal Oya Development Board.
A
Sri Lanka Air Force
The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ...
detachment from
SLAF Katunayake
Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) ( si, බණ්ඩාරනායක ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Bandāranāyaka Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, பண்டாரநாயக்க ...
moved onto the air strip on 19 December 1989.
The Regimental Training Center opened at the base in July 2000.
Airlines and destinations
References
External links
Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara
Airports in Sri Lanka
Transport buildings and structures in Ampara District
Sri Lanka Air Force bases
Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
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