Ampara Airport

Ampara Airport (Sinhala: අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Ampāra Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அம்பாறை விமான நிலையம், romanized: Ampāṟai Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ADP^[1], ICAO: VCCG), also known Gal-Oya Airport, is a domestic airport in Gal-Oya in southeastern Sri Lanka.^[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara.^[3]

AirporttypeMilitary/Public

OwnerGovernment of Sri Lanka

OperatorSri Lanka Air Force

ServesAmpara

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Ampara Airport SLAF Ampara අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළ அம்பாறை விமான நிலையம்
SLAF Ampara crest
IATA: ADP ICAO: VCCG
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Owner	Government of Sri Lanka
Operator	Sri Lanka Air Force
Serves	Ampara
Location	Gal-Oya, Sri Lanka
In use	1989 – present
Commander	C. Wickramaratne
Elevation AMSL	46 m (151 ft)
Coordinates	07°20′13″N 081°37′49″E
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ADP Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 07/25 1,097 3,599 Bitumen

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The facility is located 4.35 nautical miles (8.1 km) northwest of the town of Ampara^[2] at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,097 by 46 metres (3,599 ft × 151 ft).^[2]