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Nallur Kandasamy Temple is one of the popular places in Jaffna where lot of people visit here daily for to offer prayers to Lord Muruga.
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Mattala International Airport in Sri Lanka is operating in the Southern part of Sri Lanka. It is working in support of the main Colombo International Airport in Katunayake. The mattala Airport gets some regular Air service from Middle East Countries, Russia and India. Earlier this Airport was getting larger Air Companies flights on daily basis. But due to some unknown reasons they had stopped their regular service to this air port. Furthermore it was developed and constructed by China under their friendship deals with Sri Lanka.
Mattala International Airport in Sri Lanka is operating in the Southern part of Sri Lanka. It is working in support of the main Colombo International Airport in Katunayake. The mattala Airport gets some regular Air service from Middle East Countries, Russia and India.
Earlier this Airport was getting larger Air Companies flights on daily basis. But due to some unknown reasons they had stopped their regular service to this air port.
Furthermore it was developed and constructed by China under their friendship deals with Sri Lanka.
It was constructed around the cost of US$209 million where US$190 million came from the Chinese Exim Bank of China.Construction of the runway, apron and taxiways were completed by February 2012.
It was named as Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport where the Rajapakse is the name of the former Sri Lanka President. The Airport is commonly called the Mattala International Airport. Earlier it was called as Hambantota International Airport (HIA). When there is adverse weather at the Colomb Airport don't allow the flights for landing they were usually diverted to this Mattala Airport.
Some year back it was officially closed and part of it was used for storing Agriculture products. Later after some years it was brought in to a working Airport in the Southern part of Sri Lanka. It is actually located 11 Km from the nearest town Hambantota.
This Airport can be reached from Colombo. Traveling to to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport can be done through bus, train, taxi, car, Helicopter or through plane. From Colombo (CMB) to Hambantota (HRI) distance is 162 miles / 261 kilometers. Traveling by car will take around 3 hours 46 minutes on a sunny day.
There are many hotels and fine dining Restaurants are available around this Airport area. In addition, one of it is a Resort where a best Golf Playing ground is available for its guests.
Official Website of the Mattala Rajapakse International Airport. Here.
