AirportsPolgolla Reservoir Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Kandy, in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KDZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KDZ
- ICAO code
- not listed
- City
- Kandy
- State or region
- Central Province
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 7.3251° N, 80.6422° E
- Elevation
- 449 m (1,473 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KDZ means Polgolla Reservoir Seaplane Base. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 7.3251° N, 80.6422° E. It stands 449 metres (1,473 feet) above sea level.
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
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bandaranaike International Colombo AirportColombo | CMB | 85 km |
| Diyawanna Oya Seaplane BaseSri Jayawardenepura Kotte | DWO | 93 km |
| Colombo Ratmalana International AirportColombo | RML | 100 km |
| Batticaloa International AirportBatticaloa | BTC | 122 km |
| Bentota River WaterdromeBentota | BJT | 122 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,390 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,554 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,341 km | 4 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,755 km | 11 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 14,074 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 15,007 km | 18 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 2,672 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,760 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,705 km | 11 h 00 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.
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