- Source: Weerawila Airport
Weerawila Airport (Sinhala: වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Vīravila Guvantoṭupaḷa; Tamil: வீரவில விமான நிலையம், romanized: Vīravila Paṉṉāṭṭu Vāṉūrti Nilaiyam) (IATA: WRZ, ICAO: VCCW) is a domestic military and civilian airport located in Weerawila, in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 13 km (8 mi) southeast from the newly built Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.
International Airport project
The airport was one of the key sites identified for the development of an international airport, and was to be renamed to Weerawila Airport. The project was later scrapped and finally moved to Mattala, inaugurating under the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport title in early 2013.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Weerawila Airport
- Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
- List of airports in Sri Lanka
- List of airports by IATA airport code: W
- Hambantota
- List of airports by ICAO code: V
- Asian Aviation Centre (Sri Lanka)
- Helitours
- List of B-Grade highways in Sri Lanka
