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SLAF Palaly

Jaffna Airport
யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம்
යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ

SLAF Palaly
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Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner Government of Sri Lanka
Operator Sri Lanka Air Force
Serves Jaffna
Location Palaly, Sri Lanka
Commander A. J. Amarasinghe
Elevation AMSL 10 m / 33 ft
Coordinates 09°47′32.40″N 80°04′12.30″E / 9.7923333°N 80.0700833°E / 9.7923333; 80.0700833Coordinates: 09°47′32.40″N 80°04′12.30″E / 9.7923333°N 80.0700833°E / 9.7923333; 80.0700833
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JAF is located in Sri Lanka
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 2,305 7,562 Asphalt

Jaffna Airport (Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் விமான நிலையம், Sinhalese: යාපනය ගුවන්තොටුපළ) (IATA: JAFICAO: VCCJ) is an air force base and domestic airport in Palaly in northern Sri Lanka. Located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the city of Jaffna, the airport is also known as Palaly Airport and SLAF Palaly. Originally built by the Royal Air Force during World War II, it served as the country's second international airport before being taken over by the Sri Lanka Air Force.

During World War II the British Royal Air Force built an airfield in Palaly near Kankesanthurai in northern Ceylon. A number of RAF squadrons (160, 203, 292, 354) and air-sea rescue units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war. The airfield was abandoned after the war and taken over by the Department of Civil Aviation.

The inaugural flight by Air Ceylon on 10 December 1947 was from Ratmalana Airport to Madras via Kankesanthurai. After independence the airport provided domestic flights to Colombo and international flights to south India. The growth of Tamil militancy put an end to civilian flights at the airport.


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