Anuradhapura Airport ( si, අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, translit=Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; ta, அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், translit=Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; ) is a
domestic airport serving
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...
in
Sri Lanka.
It is also a
military airbase
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.
The airport is located southeast of the town of Anuradhapura
at an elevation of . It has one
bitumen runway designated 05/23.
Airlines and destinations
Lodger Squadrons
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No. 6 Helicopter Squadron
See also
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Nissanka Wijeyeratne
Deshamanya Nissanka Parakrama Wijeyeratne ( si, නිශ්ශංක පරාක්රම විජයරත්න) (14 June 1924 – 7 January 2007), known as ''Nissanka Wijeyeratne'', was a Sri Lankan politician, civil servant,
dipl ...
References
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Airports in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Air Force bases
Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka
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