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Air Bases ·🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

SLAF Ampara (Gal-Oya Airport)

Facility Details

Summary
Operating Country 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Location🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Status Active
UsageDual
Year built1989
Operating OrganizationSri Lanka Air Force
Units
Regimental Training Center
Location & Technical Details
Coordinates7.3369°N, 81.6303°E
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
IATA codeADP
ICAO codeVCCG
Runways
07/25 · 1,097 m (3,599 ft) · Asphalt
Map
Map of SLAF Ampara
Nearby Bases
  1. 41 km SLAF Batticaloa
  2. 107 km SLAF Hingurakgoda
  3. 143 km SLAF China Bay
  4. 170 km SLAF Anuradhapura
  5. 193 km SLAF Katunayake
  6. 200 km SLAF Vavuniya
Related
All Military Air Bases Sri Lanka Air Bases
Operating forces
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force
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Description

SLAF Ampara, also known as Ampara Airport and Gal-Oya Airport, is a military airbase and domestic civil airport located in Gal-Oya, 8.1 kilometers northwest of the town of Ampara in southeastern Sri Lanka. The facility originated in the 1950s as an airstrip constructed near Uhana by the Gal Oya Development Board. Military presence at the site commenced on 19 December 1989 when a Sri Lanka Air Force detachment relocated from SLAF Katunayake.

The facility is owned by the Government of Sri Lanka and operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force. Infrastructure at the airbase includes the Regimental Training Center, which opened in July 2000. In its civil aviation role, the airport handles domestic passenger flights to Colombo-Ratmalana operated by Helitours, alongside charter flights on the same route operated by FitsAir.

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Latest Data Updates
  1. AUG 132026 Updated Facility details completed (construction year, usage, host country)
  2. AUG 132026 Updated Runway designations, surfaces and lengths recorded
  3. AUG 112026 Created Page created: SLAF Ampara