Sigiriya Air Force Base

IATA GIUICAO VCCSSmall airfield

Sigiriya Air Force Base is a small airfield near Sigiriya in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is listed as IATA GIU and ICAO VCCS. The airport is located at 7.9567° / 80.7285° at an elevation of 192 m (630 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,806 m. The nearest airport is Dambulla Balloonpoprt, 12 km (7 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Sigiriya Air Force Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sigiriya Air Force Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`GIU`
ICAO code	`VCCS`
Identifier	`VCCS`
Type	Small airfield
City	Sigiriya
Region	Central Province
Country	Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7.95667, 80.72850
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	7° 57′ 24.01″ N 80° 43′ 42.60″ E
Elevation	192 m (630 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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