Kandy Airport
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Kandy Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kandy | ||||||||||
| Location | Kundasale, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
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The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of
Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air.[1]
The development is part of a multi-million dollar scheme to rebrand Kandy as a city of global cultural importance.
Location
Proposed areas for construction were explored in December 2011,Peradeniya University, and a 250-acre block at Ambakote belonging to the Mahaweli Authority. A post-inspection media statement indicated that construction work would commence subsequent to the receipt of technical reports on the sites. On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Kundasale would most likely be the final location.[3]
In August 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has given its approval to conduct a feasibility study to construct a domestic airport in Maberiyathenna, Digana in Kandy district.[4]
See also
References
- ^ LBO (2 August 2012). "Sri Lanka's John Keells, Phoenix Ventures floats local air taxi service". Lanka Business Online. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ Local News (16 December 2011). "POSSIBLE LOCATIONS TO SITE THE KANDY AIRPORT INSPECTED". VivaLanka. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Maryam Azwer (5 August 2012). "Kandy Airport Most Likely In Kundasale – Chief Minister". The Sunday Leader. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Cabinet nod for Kandy airport feasibility study". Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2019.