Gregory Lake Seaplane Base

Lake Gregory Waterdrome is an open water aerodrome facility used by seaplanes on Lake Gregory, near the town of in .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Gregory Lake SPB”, “Lake Gregory Waterdrome”, “NUA”, and “Nuwara Eliya Airport

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galway’s Land National Park and Nuwara Eliya Racecourse.

Evergreen forest
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Galways Land National Park is a small 27 ha national park consisting of dense montane forest. It is located within the city limits of in , approximately 2 km east of the city centre.

Stadium
in , is the only remaining horse racing venue in Sri Lanka. Situated 1,868 metres above sea level the race course is one of the highest in the world.

Peak
is a 2,100-metre-high mountain situated in the of . It is the 10th highest mountain in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katumana and Nuwara Eliya.

Hamlet
is a village in . It is located within .

is a city in the Hill Country of . At 1,868 m altitude, the architecture and temperate climate gives it a very different feel from the rest of the country.

Town
is a village in , named after the river. It is located within in the and is situated approximately 8 km away from .

Gregory Lake Seaplane Base

Latitude
6.95607° or 6° 57′ 22″ north
Longitude
80.77952° or 80° 46′ 46″ east
Elevation
1,875 metres (6,152 feet)
IATA airport code
NUA
Open location code
6MR2XQ4H+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4629362263
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8261059
Wiki­data ID
Q6476048
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bonavista Place and Baker’s.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monastery and Victory Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gregory Lake Seaplane Base”. Photo: Francesc Genové, CC BY 2.0.