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Batticaloa International Airport

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

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Batticaloa International Airport

Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

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Eastern Sri Lanka's gateway on the lagoon coast.

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Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Batticaloa International Airport (IATA: BTC, ICAO: VCCB) is a small regional airport serving Batticaloa, the principal city of Sri Lanka's Eastern Province. Located near the coast of the Indian Ocean, it provides air connectivity to a region historically underserved due to decades of civil conflict that ended in 2009. The airport has operated primarily as a domestic facility, handling limited scheduled and charter services. Following the end of the civil war, the Sri Lankan government undertook efforts to rehabilitate and upgrade the airport infrastructure to support regional development and tourism growth. Batticaloa itself is known for its lagoons, beaches, and cultural heritage, and the airport is seen as a key asset in unlocking the Eastern Province's economic and tourism potential. Capacity and service frequency remain modest compared to major Sri Lankan hubs such as Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo.

Terminals

The airport has a small, single terminal building suited to low-volume domestic passenger operations.

Getting to & from

Taxis and private vehicles are the primary means of ground transport between the airport and Batticaloa city center.

Airlines here

FitsAir and other small regional carriers have operated services connecting Batticaloa to Colombo's Ratmalana Airport.

Notable facts

›The airport is situated in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province, a region rebuilding after the end of the civil war in 2009.
›It holds the ICAO designation VCCB, placing it within Sri Lanka's airspace authority.
›The airport has been subject to government rehabilitation plans to upgrade facilities and attract more services.
›Batticaloa's lagoon-rich geography and beaches position the airport as a potential tourism gateway.
›Scheduled service frequency has historically been limited, with operations varying by season and airline availability.

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Batticaloa International Airport, formerly known as Batticaloa Airport, is an airport serving eastern Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Batticaloa or SLAF Batticaloa. The airport is located in the village of Puthunagar on the island of Thimilathiu, 1 nautical mile south-west of the city of Batticaloa. It resides at an elevation of 3 m (10 ft) and has one runway designated 06/24 with a bitumen surface measuring 1,560 by 46 metres.

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