Amparai Airport
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SLAF Ampara is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the town of Ampara
in Sri Lanka
. The airfield is used by both military and civil aircraft. Located at the base is the Regimental Training Centre of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
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Ampara
Ampara is a remote city on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, about 360 km from the capital city of Colombo. It belongs to the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It was a part of the domain of Kavantissa and was then known as "Ambaragama", which over the years changed to Ambara to Ampara...
in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The airfield is used by both military and civil aircraft. Located at the base is the Regimental Training Centre of the Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment
The Sri Lanka Air Force Regiment is a specialized ground combat corps within the Sri Lanka Air Force , responsible for capturing and defending airfields and associated installations. Its members are the SLAF Regiment Officers and the airmen of operations ground specialization...
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