Airports / Sri Lanka / HRI
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
VCRI / HRIMattala, Sri LankaELEV 157 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Koggala Airport (KCT).
Overview
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (VCRI / HRI) is a mid-sized airport serving Mattala, Sri Lanka. The airport sits 157 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into HRI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Koggala Airport (KCT, 51 nm), Ampara Airport (ADP, 70 nm), and Colombo Ratmalana International Airport (RML, 81 nm).
Charter pricing from HRI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Hambantota International Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Mattala.
Field capability
ICAO
VCRI
IATA
HRI
FAA / Local
VCRI
Elevation
157 ft
Coordinates
6.2839° N · 81.1242° 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 157 ft, HRI sits higher 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.
- 51nmKCTKoggala AirportGalle
- 70nmADPAmpara AirportAmpara
- 81nmRMLColombo Ratmalana International AirportColombo
- 91nmCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo
- 91nmBTCBatticaloa International AirportBatticaloa
- 106nmHIMHingurakgoda Air Force BasePolonnaruwa Town
Location
Open the full mapVCRI · Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · Mattala, Sri Lanka