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1459:"Ratmalana & Batticaloa airports to be regional airports from Jan"
1147:. Vol. IV, no. 11. Sutton, U.K. September 1985. p. 14.
719:, Polgolla Reservoir Waterdrome (KDZ), Waters Edge Colombo City (DWO)
1375:"The Jaffna International Airport: Fulfilling Sri Lankan aspirations"
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Transport buildings and structures in Batticaloa District
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Official website of the Batticaloa International Airport
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950:"The Batticaloa Airport and its future potential"
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1136:"Batticaloa Airport Area - Now a Security Zone"
1009:"Batticaloa welcomes re-opening of its airport"
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1343:"Renovated Batticaloa airport opens"
1284:Sanjeewa, Darshana (25 March 2018).
1017:. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Archived from
603:The renovated airport was opened by
1404:"Batticaloa airport to be upgraded"
1322:. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 March 2018
1071:"12 year agony for airport victims"
638:Sri Lanka complained to the Indian
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1236:. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2016
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908:. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 July 2016
564:location of the airport, a narrow
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