List of airports in Sri Lanka

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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=

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valign=baseline ! style="text-align:left;" \| Location served ! style="text-align:left;" \| Province ! style="text-align:left;" \| ICAO ! style="text-align:left;" \| IATA ! style="text-align:left;" \| Airport name ! style="text-align:left;" \| Usage ! style="text-align:left;" \| Runway(s) ! style="text-align:left;" \| Coordinates ! style="text-align:left;" \| Total passengers
valign=top \| Colombo	Western	VCBI	CMB	Bandaranaike International Airport	Public/military	{{Convert\|3350\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|07\|10\|52\|N\|79\|53\|06\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-1}}}}	7,474,582 (2023)
Colombo	Western	VCCC	RML	Ratmalana International Airport	Public/military	{{Convert\|1833\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|06\|49\|23\|N\|79\|53\|12\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-1}}}}	Unknown
Hambantota	Southern	VCRI	HRI	Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport	Public	{{Convert\|3500\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|06\|17\|10\|N\|81\|07\|32\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-3}}}}	1,536 (2019)
Jaffna	Northern	VCCJ	JAF	Jaffna International Airport	Public/military	{{Convert\|2305\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|09\|47\|32\|N\|80\|04\|12\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-4}}}}	Unknown
Batticaloa	Eastern	VCCB	BTC	Batticaloa International Airport	Public/military	{{Convert\|1095\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|07\|42\|21\|N\|81\|37\|32\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-5}}}}	Unknown

=Domestic airports=

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valign=baseline ! style="text-align:left;" \| Location served ! style="text-align:left;" \| Province ! style="text-align:left;" \| ICAO ! style="text-align:left;" \| IATA ! style="text-align:left;" \| Airport name ! style="text-align:left;" \| Usage ! style="text-align:left;" \| Runway(s) ! style="text-align:left;" \| Coordinates
valign=top \| Ampara	Eastern	VCCG	ADP	Ampara Airport (Gal Oya)	Military/public	{{Convert\|1097\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|07\|20\|15\|N\|81\|37\|32\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-5}}}}
Anuradhapura	North Central	VCCA	ACJ	Anuradhapura Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|1493\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|08\|18\|05\|N\|80\|25\|41\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-7}}}}
Dambulla	Central	VCCS	GIU	Sigiriya Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|1768\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|07\|57\|21\|N\|81\|40\|44\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-2}}}}
Galle	Southern	VCCK	KCT	Koggala Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|958\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|05\|59\|38\|N\|80\|19\|16\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-3}}}}
Hambantota	Southern	VCCW	WRZ	Weerawila Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|1225\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|06\|15\|17\|N\|81\|14\|07\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-3}}}}
Kalutara	Western	VCCN	KTY	Katukurunda Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|975\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|06\|33\|06\|N\|79\|58\|45\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-1}}}}
Kandy	Central			Kandy Airport (Under construction)	Military/public	{{Convert\|2000\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}
Kilinochchi	Northern			Iranamadu Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|1500\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|09\|18\|19\|N\|80\|29\|15\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-4}}}}
Minneriya	North Central	VCCH	HIM	Hingurakgoda Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|2200\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\| {{coord\|08\|02\|59\|N\|080\|58\|53\|E\|display=inline,title}}}}
Puttalam	North Western	LK-0002		Palaviya Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|333\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|07\|58\|48\|N\|79\|51\|24\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-6}}}}
Trincomalee	Eastern	VCCT	TRR	China Bay Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|2397\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|08\|32\|22\|N\|81\|10\|54\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-5}}}}
Vavuniya	Northern	VCCV		Vavuniya Airport	Military/public	{{Convert\|1524\|m\|ft\|abbr=on}}	{{smaller\|{{Coord\|08\|44\|28\|N\|80\|29\|52\|E\|type:airport_region:LK-4}}}}

=Waterdromes=

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valign=baseline ! style="text-align:left;" \| Location served ! style="text-align:left;" \| Province ! style="text-align:left;" \| ICAO ! style="text-align:left;" \| IATA ! style="text-align:left;" \| Airport name ! style="text-align:left;" \| Usage ! style="text-align:left;" \| Runway(s) ! style="text-align:left;" \| Coordinates
valign=top \| Ampara	Eastern	AFK	Kondavattavan Tank Waterdrome
Arugam Bay	Eastern	AYY	Arugam Bay Lagoon Waterdrome
Batticaloa	Eastern		Lady Manning Drive Waterdrome
\|Bentota	Southern	BJT	Bentota River Airport
Castlereigh	Central	NUF	Castlereigh Reservoir Waterdrome
Colombo-Dandugama	Western	DGM	Dandugama Water Aerodrome
Colombo-Peliyagoda	Western	KEZ	Kelani River-Peliyagoda Waterdrome
Dambulla	Central	DBU	Ibbankatuwa Tank Waterdrome (Dambulu Oya Tank)
Dikwella	Southern	DIW	Mawella Lagoon Airport
Hambantota	Southern	HBT	Bandagiriya Tank Waterdrome
Iranamadu	Northern	IRU	Iranamadu Waterdrome
Jaffna	Northern		Jaffna Waterdrome
Kalpitiya	North Western		Kalpitiya Waterdrome
Kandy-Polgolla	Central	KDZ	Polgolla Reservoir Waterdrome
Kandy-Victoria	Central	KDW	Victoria Dam Waterdrome
Koggala	Southern	KCT	Koggala Airport
Nuwara Eliya	Central	NUA	Lake Gregory Waterdrome
Pasikudah	Eastern	PQD	Passikudah Waterdrome
Tissamaharama	Southern	TTW	Tissa Tank Waterdrome
Trincomalee	Eastern	THW	Trincomalee Harbour Waterdrome

References

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{{cite web |title=Aerodrome Index Chart |url=http://www.airport.lk/AIS/PDF/A5-1-13.pdf |publisher=Aeronautical Information Services of Sri Lanka |format=PDF |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124211741/http://www.airport.lk/AIS/PDF/A5-1-13.pdf |archivedate=2016-01-24 |url-status=dead |access-date=2016-01-24 }}
{{cite web |title=Location Indicators by State |url=http://www.icao.int/safety/ism/Accident%20Incident%20Reporting%20Guidance/LocationIndicatorsByState.pdf |publisher=International Civil Aviation Organization |page=100 |date=17 September 2010}}
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{{cite web |title=Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) |url=http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/cefact/locode/lk.htm |publisher=United Nations Economic Commission for Europe}}
{{cite web |title=Search for Locations – country:LK |url=http://www.gcmap.com/search?Q=country:LK |publisher=Great Circle Mapper}}
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