This is the emptiest international airport in the world, with only 25767 passengers in 2021. The former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's hometown is located here, and this is considered the main reason why there will be such a large airport with a runway of 3500 metres.
Nevertheless, it still has a lot of international destinations, including cities in Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan.
During the inauguration ceremony on March 18,I flew on a special Sri Lankan airlines A340 flight organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC from Dubai to Mattala Rajapakse International Airport in Hambantoa in the Southern provinc.The most friendliest, safest and most dynamic aviation hub in the region.
During the inauguration ceremony on March 18,I flew on a special Sri Lankan airlines A340 flight organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC from Dubai to Mattala Rajapakse International Airport in Hambantoa in the Southern provinc.The most friendliest, safest and most dynamic aviation hub in the region.
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— @I_Am_So_Handsome at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Sri Lanka Reply
This is the emptiest international airport in the world, with only 25767 passengers in 2021. The former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's hometown is located here, and this is considered the main reason why there will be such a large airport with a runway of 3500 metres.
Nevertheless, it still has a lot of international destinations, including cities in Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan.
Mattala,Sri Lanka
🔗 Sun, 27 Oct 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Sri Lanka Reply
During the inauguration ceremony on March 18,I flew on a special Sri Lankan airlines A340 flight organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC from Dubai to Mattala Rajapakse International Airport in Hambantoa in the Southern provinc.The most friendliest, safest and most dynamic aviation hub in the region.
Vernon De Silva,Virginia,USA
Mattala,Sri Lanka
🔗 Sun, 27 Oct 2013
— Anonymous Flyer at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Sri Lanka Reply
During the inauguration ceremony on March 18,I flew on a special Sri Lankan airlines A340 flight organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC from Dubai to Mattala Rajapakse International Airport in Hambantoa in the Southern provinc.The most friendliest, safest and most dynamic aviation hub in the region.