VCCH
Hingurakgoda Air Force Base
MVFR
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Name
Hingurakgoda Air Force Base
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VCCH / HIM / VCCH
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:04 pm (IST)
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Municipality
Polonnaruwa Town
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Coordinates
8° 2′ 59″ N 80° 58′ 53″ E
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Elevation
151 ft (46 m MSL)
About Hingurakgoda Air Force Base
Hingurakgoda Airport (Sinhala: හිඟුරක්ගොඩ ගුවන්තොටුපළ Hingurakgoda Guwanthotupala, IATA: HIM, ICAO: VCCH), also known as Minneriya Airport, is a domestic airport in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda.
The facility is located 6.4 nautical miles (11.9 km) north of the town of Polonnaruwa at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 2,287 by 46 metres (7,503 ft × 151 ft).