# Sigiriya Air Force Base (GIU / VCCS)

**Sigiriya Air Force Base** (IATA: GIU, ICAO: VCCS) is a small airport in Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka. It opened in 1942. It closed in 1946. It has one runway, 1,806 m (5,925 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Sri Lanka Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GIU / VCCS
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Sri Lanka Air Force
- Serves: Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- Opened: 1942
- Closed: 1946 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 192 m / 630 ft
- Coordinates: 7.9567, 80.7285
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,806 m / 5,925 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5:30 · Asia/Colombo
- Website: http://www.airforce.lk/pages.php?pages=sigiriya
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigiriya_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900224
- Ident: VCCS

## Timeline

- 1942: Sigiriya Air Force Base opens.
- 1946: Sigiriya Air Force Base closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 1,806 m / 5,925 ft | 44 m / 145 ft | Asphalt | 039° / 219° |  |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [TRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcct.md) China Bay Airport · Sri Lanka · 82 km / 51 mi · Cinnamon Air
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 127 km / 79 mi · Cinnamon Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GIU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- C7 [Cinnamon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cinnamon-air) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,806 m / 5,925 ft | =4,789 of 29,858 | =1,217 in Asia | #5 in LK |
| Elevation | 192 m / 630 ft | =24,774 of 43,403 | =1,377 in Asia | #1 in LK |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =130 in Asia | #2 in LK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in LK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [HIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcch.md) Hingurakgoda Air Force Base · 30 km / 18 mi
- [ACJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcca.md) Anuradhapura Airport · 51 km / 31 mi
- [TRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcct.md) China Bay Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [VCCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccv.md) Vavuniya Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [LK-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lk-0002.md) Palaviya Airport · 96 km / 60 mi
- [BTC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vccb.md) Batticaloa International Airport · 108 km / 67 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sigiriya Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sigiriya_Airport&oldid=1363952951), revision of 13 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/vccs/data