The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka generally known as Sri Lanka is a South Asian island nation which is located 31 km away from the Indian southern coast. This country is popularly known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean and houses a population of 20 million. The country of Sri Lanka is known to be a naval connection between West Asia and South East Asia. This country is presently known to be a nation with multi-religious and multi-ethnic elements. The realm of tourism in Sri Lanka adds greatly to the national income and the airlines operating from the airports in Sri Lanka being a source of conveyance supports the cause. The popular airports in Sri Lanka are Bandaranaike International Airport, Ratmalana Airport, Ratmalana Airport, Dickwella Airport, Koggala Airport, Anuradhapura Airport, Batticaloa Airport, Bentota Airport, Minneriya Air Base, China Bay Airport, Wirawila Airport Amparai Airport, Kankesanturai Airport, and Katukurunda Airport.
The only international airport in Sri Lanka is known to be Bandaranaike International Airport based in Katunayake which is 35 km away north Colombo. This international airport in Sri Lanka is administered by the Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. This Katunayake, Sri Lanka based airport forms the hub for the Sri Lankan Airlines which is the national carrier of the country of Sri Lanka. This international airport started its services as a Royal Air Force base and it was named Bandaranaike International Airport after SWRD Bandaranaike removed the British military base from Sri Lanka. It was finally named Bandaranaike International Airport in the year 1970 and in the year 1977 this airport was renamed as Katunayake International Airport and in 1995 this airport again got back its name as Bandaranaike International Airport. The airlines operating from this airport are Air Arabia, Air India, Air-India Express, Indian Airlines, Air Italy, Air Sahara, Blue Panorama, Cathay Pacific, Condor Airlines, Edelweiss Air, Emirates, First Choice Airways, Jet Airways, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Martinair, Mihin Lanka, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, and Thai Airways International.
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Anuradhapura Airport based in Sri Lanka is an Air Force base located near Anuradhapura city in Sri Lanka. SLAF China Bay being another Air Force base in Sri Lanka is located near Trincomalee city and it was established by the British in terms of RAF Trincomalee in and around the 1920s. The Ratmalana Airport in Sri Lanka was initially the international airport of Colombo in Sri Lanka and is now used for the purpose of domestic flights including military purposes. Know more about the airports in Sri Lanka as Airlinesplan.com keeps you updated about Airports of the World.
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