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414:. Lanka Business Online. 1 February 2008
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390:"Weerawila Airport: ICAO Code"
368:"Weerawila Airport: IATA Code"
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854:. You can help Knowledge by
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127:50 ft / 15 m
901:Airports in Sri Lanka
628:Castlereagh Reservoir
350:title in early 2013.
552:Hambantota–Weerawila
486:Colombo–Bandaranaike
288:வீரவில விமான நிலையம்
155:6.25417°N 81.23389°E
39:வீரவில விமான நிலையம்
906:Asian airport stubs
715:Trincomalee Harbour
321:Hambantota District
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94:Sri Lanka Air Force
785:Mullaitivu Airport
721:Victoria Reservoir
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680:Lady Manning Drive
674:Kondavattavan Tank
491:Hambantota–Mattala
271:වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ
33:වීරවිල ගුවන්තොටුපළ
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133:Coordinates
113:Weerawila,
895:Categories
709:Tissa Tank
697:Passikudah
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354:References
339:See also:
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657:Kalpitiya
646:Iranamadu
634:Dandugama
562:Iranamadu
547:China Bay
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221:Direction
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732:Military
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589:Sigiriya
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505:Regional
461:Airports
418:21 April
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228:Surface
110:Location
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251:Asphalt
225:Length
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77:Summary
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