Sri Lanka Air Force
Order of Battle
Other Air Forces
Sri Lanka Air Force - Airbases
Airbases
Colombo/Bandaranaike Intl
Anuradhapura
Colombo/Ratmalana
Hingarukgoda/Minneriya
Trincomalee/China Bay
Vavunia


On this page you can find the aircraft order of battle of the Sri Lanka Air Force. If availabe, there is also a link under Airfield Guide to our own Scramble Airfield Guide of these airports, showing you all the spots.Of course, updates or photo's are always welcome. If you have corrections or additions please send them to us !


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In 1986 the Air Force received their first of nine Harbin Y-12s. Together with the Beech 200s in the SLAF inventory they make up No. 8 Light Transport Squadron at Ratmalana.
Suresh Atapattu
Anuradhapura (VCCA)
Rwy: 05/23
Pos: 08°18'05"N 080°25'40"E
Elev: 325 ft

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6 Helicopter Squadron Mi-17
Mi-171
Mi-17V-5
The majority of the squadrons helicopters operate from Katunayake.

Colombo/Bandaranaike Intl (VCBI)
Katunayake
Rwy: 04/22
Pos: 07°10'52"N 079°53'02"E
Elev: 29 ft

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4 (VIP) Helicopter Squadron Bell 212
Bell 412(EP)
5 Jet Squadron F-7BS
F-7GS
FT-7
10 Jet Squadron Kfir (T)C2
Kfir C7
12 Jet Squadron MiG-23UB
MiG-27M
Aircraft Engineering Wing various types

Heavily involved in the battle against the Tamil Tigers were the former Ukranian Air Force MiG-27Ms.
Rogier Westerhuis, www.aero-image.com
Colombo/Ratmalana (VCCC)
Rwy: 04/22
Pos: 06°49'19"N 079°53'10"E
Elev: 22 ft

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2 Heavy Transport Squadron An-32
C-130K
Ce421
8 Light Transport Squadron Beech 200
Y-12
Aircraft Preservation & Storage Unit (AP&SU) various types (including museum)

Hingarukgoda/Minneriya (VCCH)
Rwy: 07/25
Pos: 08°02'59"N 080°58'53"E
Elev: 150 ft

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7 Helicopter Squadron Bell 206
Bell 212
9 Attack Helicopter Squadron Mi-24V
Mi-35P

Trincomalee/China Bay (VCCT)
Rwy: 06/24
Pos: 08°32'20"N 081°10'53"E
Elev: 6 ft

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1 Flying Training Wing K-8
PT-6 (CJ-6)
Ce150
1FTW moved to China Bay recently from Anuradhapura.

Vavunia (VCCV)
Rwy: 05/23
Pos: 08°44'28"N 080°29'53"E
Elev: 299 ft

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111 Air Surveillance Squadron IAI Scout
IAI Searcher
112 Air Surveillance Squadron Blue Horizon

After operating mostly UK-manufactured helicopters in the early stages of its existence, the SLAF started operating the Russian Mi-17 (and Mi-171, like this CH597) in 1993. This particular helicopter was destroyed in the Tamil Tiger attack on Colombo on 24 July 2001.
Eddy de Kruijff
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