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Kandy Airport

Airports in Sri LankaBuildings and structures in Kandy DistrictUse British English from March 2019

The Kandy Airport is a proposed domestic airport in the central city of Kandy in Kundasale, Sri Lanka, aimed at facilitating growth in the influx of tourists to the Central Province. Domestic operations from Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo are set begin with the new domestic carrier Cinnamon Air. The development is part of a multi-million dollar scheme to rebrand Kandy as a city of global cultural importance.

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N 7.2930555555556 ° E 80.635 °
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20000 Kandy
Central Province, Sri Lanka
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