# Katukurunda Air Force Base (KTY / VCCN)

**Katukurunda Air Force Base** (IATA: KTY, ICAO: VCCN) is a small airport in Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It has one runway, 975 m (3,200 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Sri Lanka Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KTY / VCCN
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Sri Lanka Air Force
- Serves: Kalutara, Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Elevation: 3 m / 10 ft
- Coordinates: 6.5521, 79.9775
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 975 m / 3,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katukurunda_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7390735
- Weather station: VCCC · WMO 43467
- Ident: VCCN

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 975 m / 3,200 ft | 44 m / 145 ft | Asphalt | 108° / 288° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 975 m / 3,200 ft | =14,838 of 29,858 | =1,721 in Asia | #12 in LK |
| Elevation | 3 m / 10 ft | =42,364 of 43,403 | =3,082 in Asia | =16 in LK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [RML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccc.md) Colombo Ratmalana International Airport · 32 km / 20 mi
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 71 km / 44 mi
- [KCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcck.md) Koggala Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [HRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcri.md) Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [WRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccw.md) Weerawila Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccn/data