VCRI · HRI
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport
Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (VCRI / HRI) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Mattala, Southern Province. The field lies at 157 ft (48 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 11,483 ft (3,500 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Weerawila Airport (WRZ), 7 nm ESE.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from HRI in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 157 ft (48 m)
- Coordinates
- 6.2839, 81.1242
- Serving
- Mattala
- Region
- Southern Province
- Time zone
- Asia/Colombo
Runways1 · longest 11,483 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 05 points 50° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 11,483 ft3,500 m | 197 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- WRZWeerawila Airport · 7 nm ESE
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.