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Hingurakgoda Airport (Шаблон:Lang-si Hingurakgoda Guwanthotupala, Шаблон:Airport codes), also known as Minneriya Airport, is a domestic airport in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka.[1] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda.[2]

The facility is located Шаблон:Convert north of the town of Polonnaruwa[1] at an elevation of Шаблон:Convert and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring Шаблон:Convert.[1]

History

This base was an RAF airfield, RAF Minneriya during World War II from 1942 to 1946, which was renovated and re-established by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1978.

Facilities

SLAF Hingurakgoda is the fourth-largest airport in Sri Lanka and has the fourth-longest runway in Sri Lanka. The runway can easily accommodate narrow-body aircraft like Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737 and Boeing 757. It can also tightly handle wide-body aircraft like Airbus A300, Airbus A330, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 or even at emergencies a Boeing 747.Шаблон:Citation needed

The airport's sole runway is not equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing System), thus all approaches and takeoffs are performed visually.

Airlines and destinations

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Lodger Squadrons

References

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External links

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