SLAF China Bay
China Bay Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka. Located approximately 7 km south west of the city of Trincomalee, the airport is also known as Trincomalee Airport and SLAF China Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “China Bay Airport”, “Teluk China Airbase”, “Trincomalee Airport”, “TRR”, and “VCCT”
Places of Interest
Highlights include China Bay railway station and Kinniya Bridge.
China Bay railway station
Railway station
China Bay railway station is a railway station in China Bay, near Trincomalee in eastern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Trincomalee line which links Trincomalee District with the capital Colombo.
Kinniya Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kinniya Bridge is the longest bridge in Sri Lanka with a length of 396 metres. It crosses the lagoon area surrounded by Koddiyar Bay and Tambalagam Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trincomalee.
Trincomalee
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trincomalee is a city in northeastern Sri Lanka. Trinco is emerging as a tourist destination thanks to its incredible history and beaches, especially those just north of town.
SLAF China Bay
Latitude
8.53963° or 8° 32′ 23″ northLongitude
81.18092° or 81° 10′ 51″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Operator
Sri Lanka Air ForceIATA airport code
TRRICAO airport code
VCCTOpen location code
6MW3G5QJ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 588787171OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
6301063Wikidata ID
Q7390732
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“SLAF China Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Trincomalee Airport”
- Dutch: “SLAF China Bay”
- Hebrew: “שדה התעופה צ’איינה ביי”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara China Bay”
- Indonesian: “TRR”
- Indonesian: “VCCT”
- Japanese: “トリンコマリー空港”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Teluk China”
- Persian: “فرودگاه اس ال ای اف چاینا بی”
- Persian: “فرودگاه اسالایاف چاینا بی”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy China Bay”
- Swedish: “Trincomalee Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи исилийуф чоино бе”
- Tamil: “சீனக்குடா வானூர்தி நிலையம்”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shraddhapura - China Bay and 6th Mile Post.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tank 91 and Airport Trincomalee.
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