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.
| Airport Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | Batticaloa Airport |
| City | Batticaloa |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| IATA Code | BTC |
| Latitude | 7.70576 |
| Longitude | 81.678802 |
| Elevation (feet) | 20 |
| Wikipedia | Wikipedia link |