Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

VCCH · North Central, Sri Lanka

About Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

ICAO VCCH
IATA HIM
FIR Colombo FIR
Region North Central
Country Sri Lanka
Runways 7/25
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 8.04981, 80.9814   080259N 0805853E
Variation 1.9° W (2024)
Timezone Colombo (+5 h 30 m)
Local time May 2, 2024 08:34

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base is a midsized airport in North Central, Sri Lanka. The airport is located at latitude 8.04981 and longitude 80.98140. The airport has one runway: 7/25. The ICAO airport code of this field is VCCH. The airport's IATA code is HIM. Nearby other airfields are Sigiriya Air Force Base, China Bay Airport, Anuradhapura Airport, Batticaloa Airport and Vavuniya Airport.

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, which is 155 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Colombo.

Hingurakgoda Air Force Base is in the timezone of Asia/Colombo. Difference with UTC is +5 h 30 m. Today the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:15. This applies to Hingurakgoda Air Force Base, 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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Do not use for flight planning
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
7 066° 067° 8.0539 80.9911 2,301 m
25 246° 247° 8.0458 80.9718

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

Airport ID Distance Direction
Sigiriya Air Force Base VCCS 30 km 249°
Dambulla Balloonpoprt LK-0006 39 km 236°
Dambulu Oya Tank Seaplane Base LK-0012 44 km 241°
China Bay Airport VCCT 59 km 022°
Trincomalee Harbor Waterdrome LK-0023 63 km 024°
Passikudah Helipad LK-0022 66 km 102°
Anuradhapura Airport VCCA 67 km 294°
Batticaloa Airport VCCB 86 km 116°
Polgolla Reservoir Seaplane Base LK-0019 89 km 204°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Minneriya MIN NDB 0.4 km 083°
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