Kandy Airport
| Kandy Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kandy | ||||||||||
| Location | Kundasale, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
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The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of Kandy in Sri Lanka, aimed at facilitating growth in the influx of tourists to the Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air.[1]
Location
Proposed areas for construction were explored in December 2011,[2] with Aviation minister Priyankara Jayaratne and minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella inspecting three possible sites: a 42-acre block of land of belonging to the Department of Agriculture, a 1,250 acre farmland belonging to the Peradeniya University, and a 250-acre block at Ambakote belonging to the Mahaweli Authority. A post-inspection media statement indicated that construction work would commence subsequent to the receipt of technical reports on the sites. On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Kundasale would most likely be the final location.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| SriLankan Airlines operated by Cinnamon Air | Colombo-Bandaranaike [after construction] |
See also
References
- ↑ LBO (2012-08-02). "Sri Lanka’s John Keells, Phoenix Ventures floats local air taxi service". Lanka Business Online. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
- ↑ Local News (2011-12-16). "POSSIBLE LOCATIONS TO SITE THE KANDY AIRPORT INSPECTED". VivaLanka. Retrieved 2014-10-24.
- ↑ Maryam Azwer (2012-08-05). "Kandy Airport Most Likely In Kundasale – Chief Minister". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 2012-08-05.