Batticaloa International Airport மட்டக்களப்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம் මඩකලපුව ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport and Aviation Services | ||||||||||
| Serves | Batticaloa | ||||||||||
| Location | Puthunagar, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Opened | 17 November 1958 | ||||||||||
| Commander | W. K. A. S. W. Vithana | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3 m / 10 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 07°42′19″N 081°40′40″E / 7.70528°N 81.67778°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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  BTC  BTC | |||||||||||
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Batticaloa International Airport (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு சர்வதேச விமான நிலையம், romanized: Maṭṭakkaḷappu Carvatēca Vimāṉa Nilaiyam, Sinhala: මඩකලපුව ජාත්යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Maḍakalapuva Jātyantara Guvantoṭupaḷa) (IATA: BTC, ICAO: VCCB), formerly known as Batticaloa Airport, is an airport serving eastern Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa or SLAF Batticaloa.[1] The airport is located in the village of Puthunagar on the island of Thimilathiu, 1 nautical mile (2 km; 1 mi) south-west of the city of Batticaloa.[2][3][4] It resides at an elevation of 3 m (10 ft) and has one runway designated 06/24 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,560 by 46 metres (5,118 ft × 151 ft).[2][5]
Established in 1958 as a domestic airport, the airport ceased functioning in 1979 following the collapse of Air Ceylon. The site was taken over by the Sri Lanka Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Domestic flights resumed in 2018 and in 2019 it became Sri Lanka's fifth international airport.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa". Sri Lanka Air Force. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b "VCCB – Batticaloa". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Gaz101019was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Administrative map of Batticaloa City". Official web site of Batticaloa Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018.
- ^ "President says SL ranked second among nations striving to achieve internal peace". News First. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2019.