Hingurakgoda Airport ( Hingurakgoda Guwanthotupala, ), also known as Minneriya Airport, is a domestic airport in Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka. It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda. The facility is located north of the town of Polonnaruwa at an elevation of and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring . History This base was an RAF airfield, RAF Minneriya during World War II from 1942 to 1946, which was renovated and re-established by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1978. Facilities SLAF Hingurakgoda is the fourth-largest airport in Sri Lanka and has the fourth-longest runway in Sri Lanka. The runway can easily accommodate narrow-body aircraft like Airbus A320 family, Boeing 737 and Boeing 757. It can also tightly handle wide-body aircraft like Airbus A300, Airbus A330, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 or even at emergencies a Boeing 747. The airport's sole runway is not equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing System), thus all approaches and takeoffs are performed visually. Airlines and destinations Lodger Squadrons No. 7 Helicopter Squadron No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron References External links Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda Airports in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Air Force bases Buildings and structures in North Central Province, Sri Lanka World War II sites in Sri Lanka