Airports / Sri Lanka / BTC
Batticaloa International Airport
VCCB / BTCBatticaloa, Sri LankaELEV 20 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ampara Airport (ADP) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Batticaloa International Airport (VCCB / BTC) is a mid-sized airport serving Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Field elevation is 20 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BTC as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ampara Airport (ADP, 22 nm), Hingurakgoda Air Force Base (HIM, 46 nm), and China Bay Airport (TRR, 58 nm).
Trip costs from BTC are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BTC to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VCCB
IATA
BTC
FAA / Local
VCCB
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
7.7051° N · 81.6772° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Sri Lanka fields
state range 6–324 ft
At 20 ft, BTC sits lower than 70% 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.
- 22nmADPAmpara AirportAmpara
- 46nmHIMHingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa Town
- 58nmTRRChina Bay AirportTrincomalee
- 82nmACJAnuradhapura AirportAnuradhapura
- 91nmHRIMattala Rajapaksa International AirportMattala
- 111nmCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo
Location
Open the full mapVCCB · Batticaloa International Airport · Batticaloa, Sri Lanka