VCCT
China Bay Airport
MVFR
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Name
China Bay Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VCCT / TRR / VCCT
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:48 am (IST)
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Municipality
Trincomalee
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Coordinates
8° 32′ 18″ N 81° 10′ 54″ E
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Elevation
7 ft (2 m MSL)
About China Bay Airport
China Bay Airport (Tamil: சீனக்குடா விமான நிலையம், romanized: Cīṉakkuṭā Vimāṉa Nilaiyam; Sinhala: චීන වරාය ගුවන්තොටුපළ, romanized: Cīna Varāya Guvantoṭupaḷa; (IATA: TRR, ICAO: VCCT)) is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka. Located approximately 7 km (4.3 miles) south west of the city of Trincomalee, the airport is also known as Trincomalee Airport and SLAF China Bay.
Originally built by the British and known as RAF China Bay, it was transferred to the Royal Ceylonese Air Force which later became the Sri Lanka Air Force.