Batticaloa Airport

VCCB · Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

About Batticaloa Airport

ICAO VCCB
IATA BTC
FIR Colombo FIR
Region Eastern Province
Country Sri Lanka
Runways 6/24
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 7.70576, 81.6788   074221N 0814044E
Variation 1.9° W (2024)
Timezone Colombo (+5 h 30 m)
Local time May 5, 2024 14:43

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
6 060° 061° 1,095 m 12 m Asphalt 7.7081 81.6831
24 240° 241° 7.7034 81.6744

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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.

Batticaloa Airport

Batticaloa Airport is a midsized airport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 7.70576 and longitude 81.67880. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCB. The airport's IATA code is BTC. Nearby other airfields are Ampara Airport, Hingurakgoda Air Force Base, China Bay Airport, Sigiriya Air Force Base and Anuradhapura Airport.

Batticaloa Airport does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, which is 169 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Colombo.

Batticaloa Airport is in the timezone of Asia/Colombo. Difference with UTC is +5 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:12. This applies to Batticaloa 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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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Passikudah Helipad LK-0022 27 km 333°
Ampara Airport VCCG 41 km 188°
Kondavattavana Tank Seaplane Base LK-0007 47 km 184°
Hingurakgoda Air Force Base VCCH 86 km 296°
Arugam Bay SPB LK-0008 95 km 170°
China Bay Airport VCCT 108 km 329°
Trincomalee Harbor Waterdrome LK-0023 108 km 332°
Sigiriya Air Force Base VCCS 108 km 284°
Dambulla Balloonpoprt LK-0006 110 km 278°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Batticaloa BAT NDB 0.3 km 147°
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