Ratmalana Airport (RML)

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Ratmalana Airport (currently known as Colombo Airport) (IATA: RML, ICAO: VCCC), is one of the two international airports serving the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, the other being Bandaranaike International Airport. It’s also a major domestic airport and military base in Colombo. It was once Colombo’s sole international airport before the construction of Bandaranaike International Airport in the 1960s. After the ongoing renovations the Airport will resume operating international flights Ratmalana airport was the second airport in Sri Lanka after Trincomalee Airport.

Launch

In 1934 the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site. On 27 November 1935 a De Havilland Puss Moth flown by Tyndalle Bisco, Chief flying instructor of the Madras Flying Club, was the first aircraft to land at the new airport.

Second World War

During the Second World War it was used as a Royal Air Force base, with No 30 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes from there against Japanese Navy aircraft.

QEA flew civilianised Consolidated B-24 Liberator and Avro Lancastrian aeroplanes there from Perth, Western Australia, on what was at the time the world’s longest non-stop air route. The flight continued after the war with an intermediate re-fueling stop at the Cocos Islands.

Peak of civilian service

Ratmalana airport at one time had the country’s main air terminal, with the Douglas DC-3 Dakota and Lockheed Constellation aeroplanes of Air Ceylon flying out of it. In 1947, KLM flew Douglas DC-4 Skymasters through the airport on the route from the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)

In the 1950s, BOAC flew Canadair Argonauts (DC4 with Rolls Royce Merlin engines) from Ratmalana to London.

On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London. Later (March 1962 – March 1971) Air Ceylon operated a Comet service on this route to London. The airport was also a Trans World Airlines (TWA) destination for a short time in the 1950s.

Domestic-only era

In 1964, the government decided to build the new Bandaranaike International Airport north of the city, to replace Ratmalana. The new airport was completed in 1967 and Ratmalana handed over all international services to the new airport. Ratmalana was left with the relatively small market for domestic air travel in the country.

Return to international service

In 2012, plans wer

Colombo ringkonnast
Colombo on Sri Lanka suurim linn ja kaubanduskeskus. See asub saare läänerannikul ja Sri Lanka pealinna Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte kõrval. Colombo on elav ja rahvarohke linn, kus on segu moodsast elust ning koloniaalajastu hoonetest ja varemetest ning kus elab 647 100 inimest. Colombo metropolipiirkond, mis koosneb Colombo, Gampaha ja Kalutara linnaosadest, elab hinnanguliselt 5 648 000 inimest ja selle pindala on 3694,20 km².

Colombo on mitmerahvuseline ja mitmekultuuriline linn. See on Sri Lanka rahvarohkeim linn, kus elab 642 163 inimest. Colombo elanikkond koosneb paljudest etnilistest rühmadest, peamiselt singalitest, mauridest ja tamilidest. Linnas elab ka väikeseid Hiina, Portugali, Hollandi, Malai ja India päritolu inimeste kogukondi, samuti arvukalt Euroopa väljarändajaid.

Enamiku Sri Lanka ettevõtete peakontorid asuvad Colombos. Mõned tööstusharud hõlmavad keemia-, tekstiili-, klaasi-, tsemendi-, nahktoodete, mööbli- ja ehtetööstust. Linna keskuses asub Lõuna-Aasia teine ​​kõrgeim hoone – Maailma Kaubanduskeskus.

Lääneprovintsist
Lääneprovints on Sri Lanka kõige tihedamalt asustatud provints. Seal asub seadusandliku võimu pealinn Sri Jayawardenapura ning Colombo, mis on riigi haldus- ja ärikeskus. Lääneprovints jaguneb kolmeks peamiseks piirkonnaks: Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1386,6 km²) ja Kalutara (1606 km²). Sri Lanka majanduskeskusena on linnas esindatud kõik suuremad kohalikud ja rahvusvahelised ettevõtted, samuti kõik suuremad disainer- ja tänavakaupmehed, seega olge valmis nautima jaemüügiteraapiat lääneprovintsis.

Kuna linnas on kõigist provintsidest kõige suurem rahvaarv, asuvad seal peaaegu kõik saare parimad haridusasutused. Provintsi ülikoolide hulka kuuluvad Colombo Ülikool, Sri Jayewardenepura Ülikool, Kelaniya Ülikool, Sri Lanka Avatud Ülikool, Sri Lanka Budistlik ja Pali Ülikool, kindral Sir John Kotelawala Kaitseülikool ja Moratuwa Ülikool. Lääneprovintsis on riigis kõige rohkem koole, sealhulgas riiklikke, provintsi-, era- ja rahvusvahelisi koole.

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