About Palaviya Airport

ID	LK-0002
FIR	Colombo FIR
Region	North Western
Country	Sri Lanka
Runways	4/22
Type	Small airport
Coordinates (ARP)	7.97967, 79.8565 075847N 0795123E
Variation	1.9° W (2024)
Timezone	Colombo (+5 h 30 m)
Local time	May 6, 2024 13:51

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Palaviya Airport

Palaviya Airport is a small airport in North Western, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.97967 and longitude 79.85650. The airport has one runway: 4/22. This airport has no ICAO code, we use LK-0002 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Anuradhapura Airport, Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, Sigiriya Air Force Base, Thalladi Airfield and Vavuniya Airport.

Palaviya Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, which is 89 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Colombo.

Palaviya Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Colombo. Difference with UTC is +5 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:20. This applies to Palaviya Airport, 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.

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
4	047°	048°	7.9828	79.8599	1,036 m
22	227°	228°	7.9765	79.853	1,036 m

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Dutch Bay SPB	LK-0011	34 km	341°
Anuradhapura Airport	VCCA	72 km	060°
Dambulu Oya Tank Seaplane Base	LK-0012	86 km	098°
Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport	VCBI	89 km	178°
Dambulla Balloonpoprt	LK-0006	93 km	098°
Sigiriya Air Force Base	VCCS	96 km	091°
Dandugama Seaplane Base	LK-0013	97 km	178°
Thalladi Airfield	LK-0003	108 km	005°
Vavuniya Airport	VCCV	110 km	039°

Navigational aids

No navigational aids found in the vicinity of Palaviya Airport.