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Mattala Rajapaksa International airport in (Sri Lanka)
Mattala Rajapaksa International airport is located near with Hambantota at 11mi↑, Tangalla at 29mi↑, Haputale at 35mi↑, Wattegama at 43mi↑, Monaragala at 43mi↑, Weragampita at 46mi↑, Pallimulla at 46mi↑, Matara at 47mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Sri Lanka and Southernmost airports in Sri Lanka
→ See also airports in Sri Lanka
aerial view of Mattala Rajapaksa International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : VCRI
- IATA code : HRI
- Local code : -
Elevation : 48 m = 157ft
→ See also Highest airports in Sri Lanka and Lowest airports in Sri Lanka
Runways
- runway 05/23 : 3500m = 11483ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Sri Lanka
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Aviation weather for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
METAR for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
VCRI 251010Z 20009KT 160V220 9999 FEW018 FEW020CB 31/27 Q1005 RMK CB NE/N/NW/W
Decoded METAR for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
METAR issued by VCRI on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 10:10 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 24 hours and -1415 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 31°C = 88°F, dew point is 27°C = 81°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
QNH is 1005hPa = 29.68inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 200°.
Clouds : few clouds at 1800ft = 550m. few clouds at 2000ft = 610m.
Remarks : presence of cumulonimbus NE/N/NW/W
TAF for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
VCRI 241700Z 2418/2600 VRB03KT 9999 FEW018 TX32/2507Z TN24/2500Z BECMG 2503/2505 25010KT PROB30 TEMPO 2509/2512 5000 TSRA SHRA SCT016 FEW020CB BKN080 BECMG 2513/2515 VRB04KT
Decoded TAF for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
TAF issued by VCRI on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 17:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 17 hours and 35 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, April 24, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Thursday, April 24, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
2418/2600 VRB03KT 9999 FEW018 TX32/2507Z TN24/2500Z
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
few clouds at 1800ft = 550m
becoming from Friday, April 25, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Friday, April 25, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2503/2505 25010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 250°
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, April 25, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Friday, April 25, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 2509/2512 5000 TSRA SHRA SCT016 FEW020CB BKN080
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
thunderstorm rain
shower rain
scattered clouds at 1600ft = 490m few clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Friday, April 25, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, April 25, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2513/2515 VRB04KT
wind 4kt = 7km/h, direction is °
VAC for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport VCRI HRI
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport
Around Mattala Rajapaksa International airport in (Sri Lanka)
near
- Hotels in Hambantota
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 3189mi↑
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 5016mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 5021mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 5031mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 5047mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 5097mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 5102mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 5106mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 5110mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 5119mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 5119mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 5123mi↑
- for Mattala Rajapaksa International airport at 0mi↑
- for Weerawila airport at 8mi↑
- for Hambantota airport at 11mi↑
nearest airports to Mattala Rajapaksa International airport in (Sri Lanka)
- Weerawila airport (VCCW WRZ ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Hambantota seaplane base ( HBT ) at 11mi↑
- Tissa Tank Waterdrome seaplane base ( TTW ) at 11mi↑
- Mawella Lagoon seaplane base ( DIW ) at 34mi↑
- Nuwara Eliya (Lake Gregory) Waterdrome seaplane base ( LK-0005) at 52mi↑
- Castlereagh Lake seaplane base ( NUF ) at 54mi↑
- Koggala airport (VCCK KCT ) at 59mi↑NOTAM
- Arugam Bay SPB seaplane base ( AYY ) at 62mi↑
- Victoria Reservoir seaplane base ( KDW ) at 70mi↑
- Bentota River Waterdrome seaplane base ( BJT ) at 78mi↑
- Polgolla Reservoir seaplane base ( KDZ ) at 79mi↑
- Ampara airport (VCCG ADP ) at 81mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Sri Lanka
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap