Anuradhapura Airport
Anuradhapura Airport SLAF Base Anuradhapura අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம் | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military / Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sri Lanka Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 99 m / 325 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 08°18′06″N 80°25′43″E / 8.30167°N 80.42861°E | ||||||||||
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Anuradhapura Airport (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Anurādhapura Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: அனுராதபுரம் விமான நிலையம், romanized: Aṉurātapuram Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; IATA: ACJ, ICAO: VCCA) is a domestic airport serving Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Anuradhapura or SLAF Base Anuradhapura.
The airport is located 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) southeast of the town of Anuradhapura at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft). It has one bitumen 1,630 by 46 metres (5,348 ft × 151 ft) runway designated 05/23.
In April 2025, the Sri Lankan Government gazetted and declared Anuradhapura Airport as an international airport for a single day (April 5) in order that the visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi could travel to Rameswaram in India directly from Anuradhapura.