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.

This is a list of airports in Sri Lanka.

Airport[]

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

International airports[]

Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates Total passengers
Batticaloa Eastern VCCB BTC Batticaloa International Airport Public/military 1,560 m (5,120 ft) 07°42′18″N 81°40′38″E / 7.70500°N 81.67722°E / 7.70500; 81.67722 NA
Colombo Western VCBI CMB Bandaranaike International Airport Public/military 3,350 m (10,990 ft)
4,000 m (13,000 ft)		 07°10′52″N 79°53′06″E / 7.18111°N 79.88500°E / 7.18111; 79.88500 2,372,928 (2020)
Colombo Western VCCC RML Ratmalana International Airport Public/military 1,830 m (6,000 ft) 06°49′23″N 79°53′12″E / 6.82306°N 79.88667°E / 6.82306; 79.88667 2,336,897 (2016)
Hambantota Southern VCRI HRI Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport Public 3,500 m (11,500 ft) 06°17′10″N 81°07′32″E / 6.28611°N 81.12556°E / 6.28611; 81.12556 1,536 (2019)
Jaffna Northern VCCJ JAF Jaffna International Airport Public/military 2,375 m (7,792 ft) 09°47′32″N 80°04′12″E / 9.79222°N 80.07000°E / 9.79222; 80.07000 NA

Domestic airports[]

Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates
Ampara Eastern VCCG ADP Ampara Airport (Gal Oya) Military/public 1,097 m (3,599 ft) 07°20′15″N 81°37′32″E / 7.33750°N 81.62556°E / 7.33750; 81.62556
Anuradhapura North Central VCCA ACJ Anuradhapura Airport Military/public 1,493 m (4,898 ft) 08°18′05″N 80°25′41″E / 8.30139°N 80.42806°E / 8.30139; 80.42806
Dambulla Central VCCS GIU Sigiriya Airport Military/public 1,768 m (5,801 ft) 07°57′21″N 80°43′41″E / 7.95583°N 80.72806°E / 7.95583; 80.72806
Galle Southern VCCK KCT Koggala Airport Military/public 958 m (3,143 ft) 05°59′38″N 80°19′16″E / 5.99389°N 80.32111°E / 5.99389; 80.32111
Hambantota Southern VCCW WRZ Weerawila Airport Military/public 1,225 m (4,019 ft) 06°15′17″N 81°14′07″E / 6.25472°N 81.23528°E / 6.25472; 81.23528
Kalutara Western VCCN KTY Katukurunda Airport Military/public 975 m (3,199 ft) 06°33′06″N 79°58′45″E / 6.55167°N 79.97917°E / 6.55167; 79.97917
Kandy Central Kandy Airport (Under construction) Military/public 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Kilinochchi Northern Iranamadu Airport Military/public 1,500 m (4,900 ft) 09°18′19″N 80°29′15″E / 9.30528°N 80.48750°E / 9.30528; 80.48750
Minneriya North Central VCCH HIM Hingurakgoda Airport Military/public 2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Puttalam North Western Military/public 07°58′48″N 79°51′24″E / 7.98000°N 79.85667°E / 7.98000; 79.85667
Trincomalee Eastern VCCT TRR China Bay Airport Military/public 2,397 m (7,864 ft) 08°32′22″N 81°10′54″E / 8.53944°N 81.18167°E / 8.53944; 81.18167
Vavuniya Northern VCCV Vavuniya Airport Military/public 1,524 m (5,000 ft) 08°44′28″N 80°29′52″E / 8.74111°N 80.49778°E / 8.74111; 80.49778

Waterdromes[]

Location served Province ICAO IATA Airport name Usage Runway(s) Coordinates
Ampara Eastern AFK
Arugam Bay Eastern AYY
Batticaloa Eastern
Bentota Southern BJT Bentota River Airport
Central NUF Castlereigh Reservoir Waterdrome
Colombo-Dandugama Western DGM
Colombo-Peliyagoda Western KEZ Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome
Dambulla Central DBU (Dambulu Oya Tank)
Dikwella Southern DIW Mawella Lagoon Airport
Hambantota Southern HBT
Iranamadu Northern IRU
Jaffna Northern
Kalpitiya North Western
Kandy-Polgolla Central KDZ
Kandy-Victoria Central KDW
Koggala Southern KCT
Nuwara Eliya Central NUA Lake Gregory Waterdrome
Pasikudah Eastern PQD
Tissamaharama Southern TTW
Trincomalee Eastern THW

See also[]

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

References[]

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 
Download coordinates as: KML
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  • "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.
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  • "Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
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  • "Airports in Sri Lanka". World Aero Data.
  • "Airports in Sri Lanka". Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited.
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