Hingurakgoda Airport

Hingurakgoda Airport (Sinhala: හිඟුරක්ගොඩ ගුවන්තොටුපළ Hingurakgoda Guwanthotupala, IATA: HIM[1], ICAO: VCCH), also known as Minneriya Airport, is a domestic airport in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka.[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda.[3]

Hingurakgoda Airport
SLAF Hingurakgoda

හිඟුරක්ගොඩ ගුවන්තොටුපළ
Summary
Airport typeMilitary / Public
OwnerGovernment of Sri Lanka
OperatorSri Lanka Air Force
ServesMinneriya
LocationHingurakgoda, Sri Lanka
Elevation AMSL46 m / 151 ft
Coordinates08°02′59″N 080°58′53″E
Map
HIM
Location of airport in Sri Lanka
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 2,287 7,503 Bitumen

The facility is located 6.4 nautical miles (11.9 km) north of the town of Polonnaruwa.[2] It resides at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 2,287 by 46 metres (7,503 ft × 151 ft).[2]

History

This base was an RAF airfield, RAF Minneriya during World War II from 1942 to 1946, which was renovated and re-established by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1978.

Facilities

SLAF Hingurakgoda is the fourth-largest airport in Sri Lanka and has the fourth-longest runway in Sri Lanka. The runway can easily accommodate narrow-body aircraft like Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737 and Boeing 757. It can also tightly handle wide-body aircraft like Airbus A300, Airbus A330, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 or even at emergencies a Boeing 747.

The airport's sole runway is not equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing System), thus all approaches and takeoffs are performed visually.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
FitsAir Charter: Colombo-Ratmalana

Lodger Squadrons

References
  1. "Airline and Airport Code Search (HIM: Hingurakgoda / Minneriya)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. "VCCH – HINGURAKGODA / Minneriya". AIP Sri Lanka. Aeronautical Information Services of the Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-24.
  3. "Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda". AirForce.lk. Sri Lanka Air Force. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26.


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