SLAF China Bay

China Bay Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern . Located approximately 7 km south west of the city of , the airport is also known as Trincomalee Airport and SLAF China Bay.
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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.

Railway station
is a railway station in China Bay, near in eastern . Owned by Sri Lanka Railways, the state-owned railway operator, the station is part of the Trincomalee line which links with the capital .

Bridge
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the longest bridge in 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ north
Longitude
81.18092° or 81° 10′ 51″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Operator
Sri Lanka Air Force
IATA airport code
TRR
ICAO airport code
VCCT
Open location code
6MW3G5QJ+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 588787171
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
6301063
Wiki­data ID
Q7390732
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Satellite Map

Discover SLAF China Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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