Airport type Military/Public Serves Ampara In use 1989 – present Address Airport Road, Sri Lanka Code GOY Owner Government of Sri Lanka | Operator Sri Lanka Air Force Location Gal-Oya, Sri Lanka Commander C. Wickramaratne Elevation 150 m Phone +94 77 135 8303 | |
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Similar Batticaloa Airport, Ampara General Hospital, Gal Oya National Park, Monty Hotel, Safa Surf School | ||
Ampara airport take off
Ampara Airport (Sinhalese: අම්පාර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, Tamil: அம்பாறை விமான நிலையம், IATA: ADP, ICAO: VCCG), also known Gal-Oya Airport, is a domestic airport in Gal-Oya in southeastern Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara.
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The facility is located 4.35 nautical miles (8.1 km) northwest of the town of Ampara. It resides 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).
History
An air strip in Gal Oya near Uhana was built in the 1950s by the Gal Oya Development Board. A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment from SLAF Katunayake moved onto the air strip on 19 December 1989. The Regimental Training Center opened at the base in July 2000.