According to the Air Force Media Unit, the captured Iranamadu airstrip is located 7km north from the A-9 road and 1km from the Kilinochchi Defense Service Headquarters.
Opening the airport, Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force, Air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama observed the ceremonial landing of an Air Force Y-12 transport plane as the first state aircraft.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) built the airstrip to launch their home-built aircraft of the rebel air wing to launch air attacks on vital targets in Colombo and other areas in the south. The strip at Iranamadu near an irrigation reservoir was the main site for their tiny air wing.
During the two and half years of military operations in the North, Sri Lanka Army has captured seven air strips used by the LTTE.
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