China Bay Airport - Citizendia

China Bay Airport
IATA: TRR - ICAO: VCCT
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Sri Lanka Air Force
Serves		[[Trincomalee, Sri Lanka]]
Elevation AMSL		6 ft (2 m)
Coordinates		8°32′18.65″N, 81°10′54.67″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
6/24	7850	2393	Asphalt

SLAF China Bay (IATA: TRR, ICAO: VCCT) is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Sri Lanka Air Force ( SLAF) is the aerial defence division and the youngest of the Sri Lankan Tri Forces. Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai තිරිකුණාමළය Tirikūṇamaḷaya is a district a bay and a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around The Sri Lanka Air Force ( SLAF) is the aerial defence division and the youngest of the Sri Lankan Tri Forces. Trincomalee (திருகோணமலை Tirukōṇamalai තිරිකුණාමළය Tirikūṇamaḷaya is a district a bay and a port city on the northeast coast of Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Due to its geographical location, its believed to be able to handle any kind of aircraft. Established by the British as RAF Trincomalee in the 1920’s and was attacked by the Japanese during world war 2. SLAF China Bay is a Sri Lanka Air Force base located near the city of Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

During the time of Indian Peace Keeping Force was in Sri Lanka, China Bay Airport had to operate number of Indian aircraft including IL-76s. Indian Peace Keeping Force ( IPKF; Hindi: भारतीय शान्ति सेना was the Indian military contingent performing a Peacekeeping India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Air Force Academy

Main article: Air Force Academy, China Bay

Today this base houses the Sri Lanka Air Force Academy. Establishment in 1976 it is the location of initial officer training in the Sri Lanka Air Force. Officer training refers to the training that most military officers must complete before acquiring an officer rank

Presently there are three lodger formations carrying out training.

Junior Command & Staff College
Combat Training School

Air Force Academy

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