Ampara Airport

Airport in Gal-Oya, Sri Lanka

ADP

Location of airport in Sri Lanka

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
07/25	1,097	3,599	Bitumen

Ampara Airport (Sinhala: අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Ampāra Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அம்பாறை விமான நிலையம், romanized: Ampāṟai Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ADP^[1], ICAO: VCCG), also known Gal-Oya Airport, is a domestic airport in Gal-Oya in southeastern Sri Lanka.^[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara.^[3]

The facility is located 4.35 nautical miles (8.1 km) northwest of the town of Ampara^[2] at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,097 by 46 metres (3,599 ft × 151 ft).^[2]

History

An air strip in Gal Oya near Uhana was built in the 1950s by the Gal Oya Development Board.^[4] A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment from SLAF Katunayake moved onto the air strip on 19 December 1989.^[5] The Regimental Training Center opened at the base in July 2000.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
FitsAir	Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana
Helitours	Colombo-Ratmalana

References

^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (ADP: Ampara / Gal Oya)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 2016-01-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "VCCG – GAL-OYA / Amparai". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 17 October 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
^ "Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.
^ "Sri Lankan Aviation History". Ministry of Civil Aviation, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12.
^ ^a ^b "History of Air Force Ampara". Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007.