Airport type Public | 6,600 2,000 | |
Operator Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd | ||
The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of Kandy in Sri Lanka, aimed at facilitating growth in the influx of tourists to the Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air.
Location
Proposed areas for construction were explored in December 2011, with Aviation minister Priyankara Jayaratne and minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella inspecting three possible sites: a 42-acre block of land of belonging to the Department of Agriculture, a 1,250 acre farmland belonging to the Peradeniya University, and a 250-acre block at Ambakote belonging to the Mahaweli Authority. A post-inspection media statement indicated that construction work would commence subsequent to the receipt of technical reports on the sites. On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Kundasale would most likely be the final location.