Katukurunda Airport
Katukurunda Airport is a domestic airport located near the town of Kalutara in Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Katukurunda or SLAF Katukurunda.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Kalutara, Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Katukurunda Airbase”, “KTY”, “SLAF Katukurunda”, and “VCCN”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muslim Central College.
Muslim Central College
School
Muslim Central College or Kalutara Muslim Central College is a government located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. The school was established in 1918 when the 'Kur-Aan Madharasa' religious school was converted into a Tamil medium school, with 150 students.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalutara and Beruwela.
Kalutara
Photo: Travel Kalutara, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalutara is in Western Province. The area is well known for producing mangosteens, a fruit introduced from Malaysia in the 19th century.
Beruwela
Photo: Imaadwhd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beruwala is a large town in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. The town covers a total area of approximately 15 km2 and is located on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 60 km south of Colombo.
Katukurunda Airport
Latitude
6.5521° or 6° 33′ 8″ northLongitude
79.9775° or 79° 58′ 39″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Operator
Sri Lanka Air ForceIATA airport code
KTYICAO airport code
VCCNOpen location code
6JRXHX2H+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 408503714OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=airfieldGeoNames ID
8299039Wikidata ID
Q7390735
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Tajik—“Katukurunda Airport” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ကတုကုရန်းဒလေဆိပ်”
- Cebuano: “Katukurunda Airport”
- Indonesian: “KTY”
- Indonesian: “VCCN”
- Japanese: “カトゥクルンダ空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Katukurunda”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Katukurunda”
- Persian: “فرودگاه اس ال ای اف کاتوکوروندا”
- Persian: “فرودگاه اسالایاف کاتوکوروندا”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Katukurunda”
- Sinhala: “කටුකුරුන්ද ගුවන්තොටුපළ”
- Swedish: “Katukurunda Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи исилийуф котукурундо”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Katukurunda and Nagoda.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Technical College and Athagama Sri Sumanaramaya.
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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 “Katukurunda Airport”. Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.