Sigiriya Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
Operator | Sri Lanka Air Force | ||||||||||
Serves | Dambulla | ||||||||||
Location | Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
Opened | 1942, 1985 | ||||||||||
Closed | 1946 | ||||||||||
In use | 1942 - 1946 1985 - Present | ||||||||||
Commander | C. P. Gunatileke | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 192 m / 630 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 07°57′21.20″N 80°43′41.20″E / 7.9558889°N 80.7281111°E | ||||||||||
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Sigiriya Airport (IATA: GIU, ICAO: VCCS) is an air force base and domestic airport located in central Sri Lanka.[1] Located near the city of Dambulla, the airport is also known as SLAF Sigiriya.[2]