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Three domestic airports to be renamed as international airports

03 Oct 2019

The Palali Airport will be renamed as ‘Jaffna International Airport’ ,  The Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation said. Ministry further informed that the Batticaloa Airport will be renamed as the Batticaloa International Airport and the Ratmalana Airport as the Colombo Ratmalana International Airport. Accordingly Sri Lanka's International Airports will increase to five. The newly-modified Jaffna International Airport is scheduled to be opened on  17 October. The International Civil Aviation Organisation indicator code (ICAO CODE) and the  International Air Transport Association (IATA) station code for the above International Airports will be as follows: Jaffna International airport: ICAO CODE : VCCJ IATA station code: JAF Batticaloa International Airport: ICAO : VCCB IATA : BTC Colombo Ratmalana International airport ICAO :VCCC IATA station : RML    


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