The Cabinet has approved plans to develop the Hingurakgoda airport into a fully-fledged international airport, currently operated by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). 

A committee has been appointed to prepare a master plan for the project, including representatives from the SLAF, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Airports and Aviation Company (Sri Lanka) (Pvt.) Ltd and the Road Development Authority (RDA) have been appointed to prepare the master plan for the airport and other related tasks.