List of airports in Sri Lanka

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This is a list of airports in Sri Lanka.

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Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport is the busiest airport in the country and one of the busiest airports in South Asia. It was estimated to handle over 10.5 million passengers in 2018.

Airport

Airport names shown in bold indicate the facility has scheduled passenger service on a commercial airline.

International airports

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Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates Total passengers
BatticaloaEasternVCCBBTCBatticaloa International AirportPublic/military1,560 m (5,120 ft)07°42′19″N 081°40′40″EUnknown
ColomboWesternVCBICMBBandaranaike International AirportPublic/military3,350 m (10,990 ft)07°10′52″N 79°53′06″E8,804,019 (2024)
ColomboWesternVCCCRMLRatmalana International AirportPublic/military1,833 m (6,014 ft)06°49′23″N 79°53′12″EUnknown
HambantotaSouthernVCRIHRIMattala Rajapaksa International AirportPublic3,500 m (11,500 ft)06°17′10″N 81°07′32″E25,767 (2021)
JaffnaNorthernVCCJJAFJaffna International AirportPublic/military2,305 m (7,562 ft)09°47′32″N 80°04′12″EUnknown
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Domestic airports

More information Location served, Province ...
Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates
AmparaEasternVCCGADPAmpara Airport (Gal Oya)Military/public1,097 m (3,599 ft)07°20′15″N 81°37′32″E
AnuradhapuraNorth CentralVCCAACJAnuradhapura AirportMilitary/public1,493 m (4,898 ft)08°18′05″N 80°25′41″E
DambullaCentralVCCSGIUSigiriya AirportMilitary/public1,768 m (5,801 ft)07°57′21″N 81°40′44″E
GalleSouthernVCCKKCTKoggala AirportMilitary/public958 m (3,143 ft)05°59′38″N 80°19′16″E
HambantotaSouthernVCCWWRZWeerawila AirportMilitary/public1,225 m (4,019 ft)06°15′17″N 81°14′07″E
KalutaraWesternVCCNKTYKatukurunda AirportMilitary/public975 m (3,199 ft)06°33′06″N 79°58′45″E
KandyCentralKandy Airport (Under construction)Military/public2,000 m (6,600 ft)
KilinochchiNorthernIranamadu AirportMilitary/public1,500 m (4,900 ft)09°18′19″N 80°29′15″E
MinneriyaNorth CentralVCCHHIMHingurakgoda AirportMilitary/public2,200 m (7,200 ft) 08°02′59″N 080°58′53″E
PuttalamNorth WesternLK-0002Palaviya AirportMilitary/public333 m (1,093 ft)07°58′48″N 79°51′24″E
TrincomaleeEasternVCCTTRRChina Bay AirportMilitary/public2,397 m (7,864 ft)08°32′22″N 81°10′54″E
VavuniyaNorthernVCCVVavuniya AirportMilitary/public1,524 m (5,000 ft)08°44′28″N 80°29′52″E
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Waterdromes

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Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates
AmparaEasternAFKKondavattavan Tank Waterdrome
Arugam BayEasternAYYArugam Bay Lagoon Waterdrome
BatticaloaEasternLady Manning Drive Waterdrome
BentotaSouthernBJTBentota River Airport
CastlereighCentralNUFCastlereigh Reservoir Waterdrome
Colombo-DandugamaWesternDGMDandugama Water Aerodrome
Colombo-PeliyagodaWesternKEZKelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome
DambullaCentralDBUIbbankatuwa Tank Waterdrome (Dambulu Oya Tank)
DikwellaSouthernDIWMawella Lagoon Airport
HambantotaSouthernHBTBandagiriya Tank Waterdrome
IranamaduNorthernIRUIranamadu Waterdrome
JaffnaNorthernJaffna Waterdrome
KalpitiyaNorth WesternKalpitiya Waterdrome
Kandy-PolgollaCentralKDZPolgolla Reservoir Waterdrome
Kandy-VictoriaCentralKDWVictoria Dam Waterdrome
KoggalaSouthernKCTKoggala Airport
Nuwara EliyaCentralNUALake Gregory Waterdrome
PasikudahEasternPQDPassikudah Waterdrome
TissamaharamaSouthernTTWTissa Tank Waterdrome
TrincomaleeEasternTHWTrincomalee Harbour Waterdrome
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See also

Hambantota's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is the second largest airport.

References

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Download coordinates as:

  • "Aeronautical Information Publication". Aeronautical Information Services of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  • "Aerodrome Index Chart" (PDF). Aeronautical Information Services of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-24. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  • "Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  • "Airline and Airport Code Search". International Air Transport Association.
  • "Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
  • "Search for Locations – country:LK". Great Circle Mapper.
  • "Airports in Sri Lanka". World Aero Data.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  • "Airports in Sri Lanka". Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited.

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