AirportsMattala Rajapaksa International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Mattala, in Southern Province, Sri Lanka. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HRI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HRI
- ICAO code
- VCRI
- City
- Mattala
- State or region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 6.2839° N, 81.1242° E
- Elevation
- 48 m (157 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HRI means Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VCRI. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 6.2839° N, 81.1242° E. It stands 48 metres (157 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kandy, about 124 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Colombo, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 7 airports of Sri Lanka on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hambantota Seaplane BaseHambantota | HBT | 18 km |
| Tissa Tank WaterdromeTissamaharama | TTW | 18 km |
| Koggala AirportGalle | KCT | 95 km |
| Bentota River WaterdromeBentota | BJT | 126 km |
| Polgolla Reservoir Seaplane BaseKandy | KDZ | 127 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,513 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,681 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,456 km | 4 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,879 km | 11 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,202 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,092 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,595 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,787 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,593 km | 10 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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