Anuradhapura Airport

Anuradhapura Airport SLAF Base Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்
IATA: ACJ – ICAO: VCCA
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Operator	Sri Lanka Air Force
Location	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Elevation AMSL	99 m / 325 ft
Coordinates	08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°ECoordinates: 08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E
Map
ACJ Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 5/23 1,630 5,348 Bitumen

Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhalese: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், IATA: ACJ^[1], ICAO: VCCA) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.^[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.^[3]

The facility is located 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura.^[2] It resides at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft) and has one runway designated 05/23 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,630 by 46 metres (5,348 ft × 151 ft).^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
FitsAir	Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana
Helitours	Charter:Colombo-Ratmalana
Millennium Airlines	Colombo-Bandaranaike, Colombo-Ratmalana

Lodger Squadrons

• No. 6 Helicopter Squadron

References

1. "Airline and Airport Code Search (ACJ: Anuradhapura)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 6 October 2012.
2. "VCCA – Anuradhapura". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24.
3. "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.

External links

• Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura at the Wayback Machine (archived April 13, 2009)