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781:Castlereagh Reservoir
133:3 m / 10 ft
705:Hambantota–Weerawila
639:Colombo–Bandaranaike
536:"VCCN – KATUKURUNDA"
436:Colombo-Bandaranaike
161:6.55194°N 79.97861°E
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868:Trincomalee Harbour
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569:AirForce.lk
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152:079°58′43″E
139:Coordinates
18:Katukurunda
1048:Categories
862:Tissa Tank
850:Passikudah
665:Batticaloa
516:2016-01-26
492:References
447:Open Skies
408:March 2022
366:Royal Navy
351:HMS Ukussa
149:06°33′07″N
810:Kalpitiya
799:Iranamadu
787:Dandugama
715:Iranamadu
700:China Bay
618:Sri Lanka
543:Sri Lanka
431:Simplifly
315:known as
309:Sri Lanka
230:Direction
121:Sri Lanka
885:Military
747:Vavuniya
742:Sigiriya
683:Domestic
658:Regional
614:Airports
573:Archived
551:Archived
422:Airlines
332:Kalutara
305:Kalutara
259:Bitumen
237:Surface
117:Kalutara
113:Location
103:Operator
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632:Primary
457:Skyline
398:updated
364:of the
342:History
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274:Sinhala
234:Length
218:Runways
80:Summary
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737:Palavi
690:Ampara
649:Jaffna
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256:3,301
253:1,006
250:11/29
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721:Kandy
93:Owner
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