Anuradhapura Airport

Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ACJ^[1], ICAO: VCCA) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.^[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.^[3]

Anuradhapura Airport SLAF Base Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம்
IATA: ACJ ICAO: VCCA
Summary
Airport type	Military / Public
Operator	Sri Lanka Air Force
Location	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Elevation AMSL	99 m / 325 ft
Coordinates	08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E
Map
ACJ Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 5/23 1,630 5,348 Bitumen

Government Agent of Anuradhapura District Nissanka Wijeyeratne with Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike at the opening of Anuradhapura Airport In 1960's

The airport is located 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura ^[2] at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft). It has one bitumen 1,630 by 46 metres (5,348 ft × 151 ft) runway designated 05/23.^[2]

In April 2025, the Sri Lankan Government gazetted and declared Anuradhapura Airport as an international airport for a single day (April 5) in order that the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could travel to Rameswaram in India directly from Anuradhapura.^[4][5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Senok	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana[citation needed]
FitsAir	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana[citation needed]
Helitours	Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana[citation needed]

Lodger Squadrons

• No. 6 Helicopter Squadron

See also

• Nissanka Wijeyeratne (In 1960 Government Agent of Anuradhapura District at the time he is responsible for the establishment of Anuradhapura Airport)