词条 | Katukurunda Airport |
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| name = Katukurunda Airport SLAF Katukurunda | nativename-a = {{lang|si|කටුකුරුන්ද ගුවන්තොටුපළ}} | image = | caption = | IATA = KTA | ICAO = VCCN | type = Military / Public | owner = Government of Sri Lanka | operator = Sri Lanka Air Force | city-served = | location = Kalutara, Sri Lanka | metric-elev = Yes | elevation-m = 3 | website = | coordinates = {{coord|06|33|07|N|079|58|43|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Sri Lanka | pushpin_mapsize = 180 | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = HIM | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Sri Lanka | metric-rwy = Yes | r1-number = 11/29 | r1-length-m = 1006 | r1-surface = Bitumen | footnotes = }}Katukurunda Airport ({{lang-si|කටුකුරුන්ද ගුවන්තොටුපළ}} Katukurunda Guwanthotupala, {{airport codes|p=n|KTY[1]|VCCN}}) is a domestic airport located near the town of Kalutara in Sri Lanka.[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda or SLAF Katukurunda.[3] The facility is located {{convert|2.5|NM|km|1|lk=in|abbr=out}} southeast of the town of Kalutara.[2] It resides at an elevation of {{convert|3|m|0}} and has one runway designated 11/29 with a bitumen surface measuring {{convert|1006x46|m}}.[2] HistoryOriginally established as a Royal Naval Air Station HMS Ukussa, it was reactivated in 1984 by the Sri Lanka Air Force. It is the venue for many motor races conduct in association with the Air Force Sports Board and with Sports Ministry approval. Established in 1944 by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy at its peak it was the largest Royal Naval Air Station, staffed by 300 Officers, 3000 sailors and 100 women from the Women's Royal Naval Service. It serviced more than 100 aircraft at any given time whilst maintaining an aircraft repair yard. However, a few local civil flying schools provide flight training facilities at this aerodrome at present. Airlines and destinations{{Airport-dest-list| Millennium Airlines | Colombo-Bandaranaike, Colombo-Ratmalana | Open Skies | Katukurunda-Ratmalana-Koggala-Katunayake-Dondra | Skyline | Colombo-Ratmalana-Katukurunda-Koggala-Dondra | Richy Sky lark | Bentota (Commercial operator) | Asian Aviation | Colombo-Ratmalana }} References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx |title=Airline and Airport Code Search (KTY: Katukurunda) |publisher=International Air Transport Association (IATA) |accessdate=2016-01-26}} {{Airports in Sri Lanka}}{{SriLanka-airport-stub}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web |title=VCCN – KATUKURUNDA |url=http://www.airport.lk/AIS/100-AMD1-13.htm |work=AIP Sri Lanka |publisher=Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd |date=17 October 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124210845/http://www.airport.lk/AIS/100-AMD1-13.htm |archivedate=2016-01-24 |deadurl=no}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda |url=http://airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=katukurunda |website=AirForce.lk |publisher=Sri Lanka Air Force |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126041023/http://airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=katukurunda |archivedate=2016-01-26 |deadurl=no}} 2 : Airports in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka Air Force bases |
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