Airports / Sri Lanka / HIM
Hingurakgoda Air Force Base
VCCH / HIMPolonnaruwa Town, Sri LankaELEV 170 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
China Bay Airport (TRR) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Polonnaruwa Town, Sri Lanka, Hingurakgoda Air Force Base (VCCH / HIM) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 170 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
HIM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include China Bay Airport (TRR, 32 nm), Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ, 36 nm), and Batticaloa International Airport (BTC, 46 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HIM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as MNH and Minneriya Airport. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HIM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VCCH
IATA
HIM
FAA / Local
VCCH
Elevation
170 ft
Coordinates
8.0498° N · 80.9814° 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 170 ft, HIM sits higher than 80% 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.
- 32nmTRRChina Bay AirportTrincomalee
- 36nmACJAnuradhapura AirportAnuradhapura
- 46nmBTCBatticaloa International AirportBatticaloa
- 57nmADPAmpara AirportAmpara
- 84nmCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo
- 98nmRMLColombo Ratmalana International AirportColombo
Location
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