China Bay Airport

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China Bay Airport is an air force base and domestic airport in China Bay in eastern Sri Lanka. Located approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) south west of the city of Trincomalee, the airport is also known as Trincomalee Airport and SLAF China Bay.

History

During the 1920s the British built an airfield in China Bay in eastern Ceylon. The Royal Air Force established an airfield called RAF Station China Bay in March 1942 with Hurricane, Spitfire and Catalina aircraft

A number of RAF squadrons (17, 159, 205, 240, 258, 261, 273, 321, 357, 648) and other units were stationed at the airfield during and immediately after the war. The airfield was bombed by the Japanese on 9 April 1942 during World War II. The airfield was upgraded to accommodate Boeing B-29 Superfortress over the first half of 1944. After these upgrades were complete it was used to stage the B-29 attack force for the unsuccessful Operation Boomerang raid on oil refineries at Palembang in August 1944.

After independence, the British maintained two military airfields in Ceylon, the Royal Air Force station at RAF Katunayake and the Royal Navy base in Trincomalee, and camps at Diyatalawa. The naval base in Trincomalee included the airfield in China Bay. It was opened to civilian flights in 1952. All British military airfields/barracks and sites in the country were transferred and taken over by the Ceylonese government in November 1957. RAF China Bay became RCyAF China Bay. It became SLAF Base China Bay in May 1972. The base was turned into the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy in March 1976. The academy was made an air force base in January 1987 due to the civil war.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger


Airlines Destinations
Air Senok Charter: Colombo–Ratmalana
Cinnamon Air Colombo–Bandaranaike, Sigiriya
FitsAir Charter:Colombo–Ratmalana, Jaffna
Helitours Colombo–Ratmalana, Jaffna
Charter: Hambantota-Mattala

Cargo


Airlines Destinations
FitsAir Colombo–Ratmalana

Lodger squadrons
  • No. 01 Flying Training Wing
  • No. 06 Air Defence Radar Squadron
  • No. 112 Surveillance Squadron
Air Force Academy

The base houses the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy.Established in 1976, the academy is where the Sri Lanka Air Force conducts its initial officer training. Currently there are three lodger formations carrying out training:

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Trincomalee ringkonna kohta

Trincomalee on sadamalinn Sri Lanka idarannikul. Trincomalee lahe sadam on tuntud oma suuruse ja turvalisuse poolest; erinevalt kõigist teistest India mere sadadest on see ligipääsetav igat tüüpi alustele igasuguse ilmaga. Randasid kasutatakse surfamiseks, sukeldumiseks, kalastamiseks ja vaalavaatluseks. Linnas asub ka Sri Lanka suurim Hollandi kindlus. Seal asuvad Sri Lanka peamised mereväebaasid ja Sri Lanka õhujõudude baas.

Enamik tamiile ja singaliid usub, et see paik on neile püha ning nad on piirkonna põlisrahvas. Trincomalees ja selle ümbruses on nii hindu kui ka budismi ajaloolise tähtsusega paiku. Need paigad on pühad nii hindudele kui ka budistidele.

Idaprovintsi kohta

Idaprovints on üks Sri Lanka üheksast provintsist. Provintsid on eksisteerinud 19. sajandist, kuid neil ei olnud juriidilist staatust enne 1987. aastat, mil Sri Lanka 1978. aasta põhiseaduse 13. muudatusega loodi provintsinõukogud. Aastatel 1988–2006 liideti provints ajutiselt Põhjaprovintsiga, moodustades Kirdeprovintsi. Provintsi pealinn on Trincomalee. Idaprovintsi rahvaarv oli 2007. aastal 1 460 939. Provints on Sri Lanka kõige mitmekesisem, nii etniliselt kui ka religioosselt.

Idaprovintsi pindala on 9996 ruutkilomeetrit (3859,5 ruutmiili). Provintsi ümbritsevad põhjas Põhjaprovints, idas Bengali laht, lõunas Lõunaprovints ning läänes Uva, Kesk- ja Põhja-Keskprovints. Provintsi rannikul domineerivad laguunid, millest suurimad on Batticaloa laguun, Kokkilai laguun, Upaari laguun ja Ullackalie laguun.

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