Sri Lanka - Mattala ,Hambantota International Airport - 2012

The Mattala International Airport is an international airport currently under construction in Mattala, in the Hambantota District in the south of Sri Lanka. Upon completion, the Mattala International Airport will be Sri Lanka's second international airport, joining the Bandaranaike International Airport. It will primarily serve the city of Hambantota, along with the southern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

Initial plans were to build an international airport serving the south of Sri Lanka at Weerawila, but these plans were scrapped due to environmental concerns. The site was then moved to Mattala, a small town 15 kilometers north of Hambantota. Construction on the $200 million first phase of the airport began in November 2009, and is expected to be completed by December 2011, with the first flight scheduled to land in January 2012.

The new airport is being built to be compatible with the latest Airbus A380 aircraft and has been designed according to recommendations of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The airport is designed to facilitate for over 800 foreign passengers at peak hours and several local passengers per every 1000 km² in side the buildings.[1] It will be made to support air-sea cargo transshipment in conjunction with the nearby Hambantota Port

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[keithbarthelot]

Sri Lankan will have their first A380 by the end of 2012!!

[j00000111]

Wonderful! I can't wait to land there and go home in around an hour's time. God Bless Sri Lanka!!!

[Luxayan]

The Airport looks Smaller than Colombo International Airport.

[VidAlienX]

The airport runway is planned to be big enough to land an A380, so SriLankan can now buy an Airbus A380! :)

[chutilerki]

sweet

[abdul2435]

Proud to ba a srilankan and i cant wait to go and land at the HIA.

[Chamath5]

JAYA JAYA WE

[BULLBULLI]

There should arrange A380 airbus flight also arriving place specially!i wish srilanka airlaines should reduce the ticket price.

[KAUDAME]

go go SL!!!