Ampara Airport (; ; ), also known Gal-Oya Airport, is a domestic airport in Gal-Oya in southeastern Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara or SLAF Ampara. The facility is located northwest of the town of Ampara at an elevation of and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring . History An air strip in Gal Oya near Uhana was built in the 1950s by the Gal Oya Development Board. A Sri Lanka Air Force detachment from SLAF Katunayake moved onto the air strip on 19 December 1989. The Regimental Training Center opened at the base in July 2000. Airlines and destinations References External links Sri Lanka Air Force Ampara Airports in Sri Lanka Transport buildings and structures in Ampara District Sri Lanka Air Force bases Transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka