Map of Sri Lanka
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
KatunayakeWesternVCBICMBBandaranaike International AirportPublic/military3,350 m (10,990 ft)07°10′52″N 79°53′06″E / 7.18111°N 79.88500°E / 7.18111; 79.885002,372,928 (2020)
ColomboWesternVCCCRMLColombo International Airport, RatmalanaPublic/military1,833 m (6,014 ft)06°49′23″N 79°53′12″E / 6.82306°N 79.88667°E / 6.82306; 79.88667Unknown
HambantotaSouthernVCRIHRIMattala Rajapaksa International AirportPublic3,500 m (11,500 ft)06°17′10″N 81°07′32″E / 6.28611°N 81.12556°E / 6.28611; 81.125561,536 (2019)
JaffnaNorthernVCCJJAFJaffna International AirportPublic/military2,305 m (7,562 ft)09°47′32″N 80°04′12″E / 9.79222°N 80.07000°E / 9.79222; 80.07000Unknown
BatticaloaEasternVCCBBTCBatticaloa International AirportMilitary/public1,095 m (3,593 ft)07°42′21″N 81°37′32″E / 7.70583°N 81.62556°E / 7.70583; 81.62556

Domestic airports

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 / 7.33750°N 81.62556°E / 7.33750; 81.62556
AnuradhapuraNorth CentralVCCAACJAnuradhapura AirportMilitary/public1,493 m (4,898 ft)08°18′05″N 80°25′41″E / 8.30139°N 80.42806°E / 8.30139; 80.42806
DambullaCentralVCCSGIUSigiriya AirportMilitary/public1,768 m (5,801 ft)07°57′21″N 81°40′44″E / 7.95583°N 81.67889°E / 7.95583; 81.67889
GalleSouthernVCCKKCTKoggala AirportMilitary/public958 m (3,143 ft)05°59′38″N 80°19′16″E / 5.99389°N 80.32111°E / 5.99389; 80.32111
HambantotaSouthernVCCWWRZWeerawila AirportMilitary/public1,225 m (4,019 ft)06°15′17″N 81°14′07″E / 6.25472°N 81.23528°E / 6.25472; 81.23528
KalutaraWesternVCCNKTYKatukurunda AirportMilitary/public975 m (3,199 ft)06°33′06″N 79°58′45″E / 6.55167°N 79.97917°E / 6.55167; 79.97917
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 / 9.30528°N 80.48750°E / 9.30528; 80.48750
MinneriyaNorth CentralVCCHHIMHingurakgoda AirportMilitary/public2,200 m (7,200 ft)
PuttalamNorth WesternLK-0002Palaviya AirportMilitary/public333 m (1,093 ft)07°58′48″N 79°51′24″E / 7.98000°N 79.85667°E / 7.98000; 79.85667
TrincomaleeEasternVCCTTRRChina Bay AirportMilitary/public2,397 m (7,864 ft)08°32′22″N 81°10′54″E / 8.53944°N 81.18167°E / 8.53944; 81.18167
VavuniyaNorthernVCCVVavuniya AirportMilitary/public1,524 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
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

See also

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

References

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