Airports / Sri Lanka / ACJ
Anuradhapura Airport
VCCA / ACJAnuradhapura, Sri LankaELEV 324 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hingurakgoda Air Force Base (HIM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Anuradhapura Airport (VCCA / ACJ) sits in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 324 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
ACJ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hingurakgoda Air Force Base (HIM, 36 nm), China Bay Airport (TRR, 47 nm), and Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB, 75 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ACJ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as SLAF Anuradhapura. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ACJ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VCCA
IATA
ACJ
FAA / Local
VCCA
Elevation
324 ft
Coordinates
8.3015° N · 80.4285° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Sri Lanka fields
state range 6–324 ft
At 324 ft, ACJ sits higher than 90% of the 10 Sri Lanka fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 36nmHIMHingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa Town
- 47nmTRRChina Bay AirportTrincomalee
- 75nmCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo
- 82nmBTCBatticaloa International AirportBatticaloa
- 92nmADPAmpara AirportAmpara
- 92nmJAFJaffna International AirportJaffna
Location
Open the full mapVCCA · Anuradhapura Airport · Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka