Bentota River Waterdrome

BJT · Southern, Sri Lanka

About Bentota River Waterdrome

ID LK-0009
Local ID BJT
IATA BJT
FIR Colombo FIR
Region Southern
Country Sri Lanka
Type Seaplane base
Coordinates (ARP) 6.431, 79.996   062552N 0795946E
Variation 2.2° W (2024)
Timezone Colombo (+5 h 30 m)
Local time May 4, 2024 20:46

Bentota River Waterdrome

Bentota River Waterdrome is a seaplane base in Southern, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 6.43100 and longitude 79.99600. This airport has no ICAO code, we use LK-0009 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is BJT. The airport's IATA code is BJT. Nearby other airfields are Katukurunda Air Force Base, Colombo Ratmalana Airport, Koggala Airport, Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport and Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport.

Bentota River Waterdrome does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, which is 84 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Colombo.

Bentota River Waterdrome is in the timezone of Asia/Colombo. Difference with UTC is +5 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:17. This applies to Bentota River Waterdrome, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +5 hour 30 minutes. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Katukurunda Air Force Base VCCN 14 km 351°
Colombo Ratmalana Airport VCCC 45 km 344°
Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base LK-0015 54 km 349°
Beira Lake Seaplane Base LK-0010 58 km 344°
Kelani-Peliyagoda Seaplane Base LK-0020 58 km 352°
Koggala Airport VCCK 60 km 143°
Dandugama Seaplane Base LK-0013 76 km 349°
Castlereagh Lake Seaplane Base LK-0021 81 km 053°
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport VCBI 84 km 351°

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