[2] It is also a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda.

[3] The facility is located 6.4 nautical miles (11.9 km) north of the town of Polonnaruwa[2] at an elevation of 46 metres (151 ft) and has one runway designated 07/25 with a bitumen surface measuring 2,287 by 46 metres (7,503 ft × 151 ft).

[2] This base was an RAF airfield, RAF Minneriya during World War II from 1942 to 1946, which was renovated and re-established by the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1978.

[citation needed] The airport's sole runway is not equipped with ILS (Instrument Landing System), thus all approaches and takeoffs are performed visually.

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