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href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/\">Order of Battle<\/a> &middot; <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/sri-lanka-air-force\/\">Sri Lanka Air Force<\/a> &middot; Air base<\/div>\n<h1>SLAF Base Katunayake<\/h1>\n<div class=\"native\">Sri Lanka Air Force Base Katunayake<\/div>\n<p class=\"sub\">Active (the air force&rsquo;s main base and home of both fighter squadrons, beside Bandaranaike International Airport)<\/p>\n<div class=\"statstrip\">\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>VCBI<\/b><span>ICAO<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>3,350 m<\/b><span>Runway<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>1944<\/b><span>Opened<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\"><b>Active<\/b><span>Status<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"chips\"><span class=\"chip\"><b>Operator<\/b>Sri Lanka Air Force<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Province<\/b>Western Province, Gampaha District<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Elevation<\/b>9 m<\/span><span class=\"chip\"><b>Coordinates<\/b>7.1808 N, 79.8841 E<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfshare\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-btn\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"5\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3\"\/><circle cx=\"18\" cy=\"19\" r=\"3\"\/><path d=\"M8.6 10.6l6.8-4M8.6 13.4l6.8 4\"\/><\/svg>Share<\/button><span class=\"mfsh-net\"><\/span><span class=\"mfsh-said\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"story\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">The story<\/div>\n<h2>SLAF Base Katunayake: what it was built for and what flies there now<\/h2>\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div>\n<p>Katunayake is the Sri Lanka Air Force&rsquo;s main base and the home of its only two fighter squadrons. It sits on the north-west side of Bandaranaike International Airport, 32.5 km north of Colombo, and shares the airport&rsquo;s single 3,350-metre runway. The Royal Air Force built it in 1944 as RAF Negombo; the Royal Ceylon Air Force formed its first flying unit here on 1 September 1951, and when Britain gave up its Ceylon bases in 1956&ndash;57 the whole station passed to the RCyAF and took the name of the village.<\/p>\n<p>The civil airport grew up alongside from 1964, but the air force never left. From 1991 Katunayake became the home of the jets bought for the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE): Chinese F-7s from 1991, Israeli Kfirs from 1996 and Ukrainian-rebuilt MiG-27s from 2000. That made it a target. Before dawn on 24 July 2001 Black Tiger commandos destroyed eight military aircraft and three airliners here, and on 26 March 2007 the LTTE&rsquo;s own light aircraft made their first air raid on the base.<\/p>\n<p>Today Katunayake houses No. 10 Fighter Squadron, whose Kfirs are being rebuilt by Israel Aerospace Industries (the first C12 flew on 11 June 2026), No. 5 Jet Squadron with F-7s, No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron and the Aircraft Overhaul Wing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"sat\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Satellite<\/div>\n<h2>SLAF Base Katunayake from above<\/h2>\n<div class=\"satfig\" id=\"satfig\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Enlarge the satellite view\">\n<div class=\"satimg\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SLAF Base Katunayake seen from above\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"satzoom\">Click to enlarge<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satcap\"><b>One runway, 3,350 m of asphalt.<\/b><span>Imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics and the GIS user community<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"satlb\" id=\"satlb\"><span class=\"satlbx\">Close<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"satbig\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"SLAF Base Katunayake seen from above, enlarged\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<style>#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=79.84653,7.16346,79.92167,7.19806\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=1600,743\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}#mfam .satbig{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=79.84878,7.15740,79.91942,7.20412\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=2048,1365\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}@media(max-width:820px){#mfam .satimg{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/server.arcgisonline.com\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/World_Imagery\/MapServer\/export?bbox=79.86666,7.16346,79.90154,7.19806\\26 bboxSR=4326\\26 imageSR=3857\\26 size=760,760\\26 format=jpg\\26 f=image\")!important}}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sat-data\" data-js=\"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\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){var el=document.getElementById(\"sat-data\");var js=decodeURIComponent(escape(atob(el.getAttribute(\"data-js\"))));var sc=document.createElement(\"script\");sc.text=js;document.body.appendChild(sc);})();<\/script><section class=\"pqband\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<figure class=\"pq\">\n<blockquote><p>Four single-seater jets and a trainer will be overhauled and upgraded. Currently, the jets have analogue equipment. We want to upgrade them to modern digital systems.<\/blockquote><figcaption><b>Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana<\/b><span>Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force<\/span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.lk\/news\/Govt--green-lights---49-m-fighter-jet-overhaul-as-No--10-Squadron-turns-25\/56-711240\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily FT, January 2021<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"glance\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">At a glance<\/div>\n<h2>SLAF Base Katunayake in numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"specgrid three\">\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Location &amp; codes<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>ICAO<\/dt>\n<dd>VCBI<\/dd>\n<dt>Country<\/dt>\n<dd>Sri Lanka<\/dd>\n<dt>Province<\/dt>\n<dd>Western Province, Gampaha District<\/dd>\n<dt>Coordinates<\/dt>\n<dd>7.1808 N, 79.8841 E<\/dd>\n<dt>Elevation<\/dt>\n<dd>9 m <span class=\"imp\">(30 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Usage<\/dt>\n<dd>Military<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Runways &amp; facilities<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Runways<\/dt>\n<dd>1<\/dd>\n<dt>Designator<\/dt>\n<dd>04\/22<\/dd>\n<dt>Length<\/dt>\n<dd>3,350 m <span class=\"imp\">(10,991 ft)<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Surface<\/dt>\n<dd>Asphalt<\/dd>\n<dt>Quick Reaction Alert<\/dt>\n<dd>None<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spectable\">\n<h4>Command &amp; status<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Status<\/dt>\n<dd>Active<span class=\"gnote\">the air force&rsquo;s main base and home of both fighter squadrons, beside Bandaranaike International Airport<\/span><\/dd>\n<dt>Operator<\/dt>\n<dd>Sri Lanka Air Force<\/dd>\n<dt>Opened<\/dt>\n<dd>1944<\/dd>\n<dt>Command<\/dt>\n<dd>Sri Lanka Air Force<\/dd>\n<dt>Resident units<\/dt>\n<dd>4 current, 3 former<\/dd>\n<dt>Based types<\/dt>\n<dd>6<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"units\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Resident units<\/div>\n<h2>Who flies from SLAF Base Katunayake<\/h2>\n<div class=\"oob\">\n<div><span>Current<\/span><em>4 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt>No. 10 Fighter Squadron<small>Fighter squadron &middot; active &middot; from 1996<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/iai-kfir\/\">IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 5 Jet Squadron<small>Fighter squadron &middot; active &middot; from 1991<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/chengdu-j-7\/\">Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/k-8-karakorum\/\">Hongdu K-8 (in the war years)<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt>No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron<small>Transport squadron &middot; active<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">Lockheed C-130K Hercules<\/a>, Dornier 228<\/dd>\n<dt>Aircraft Overhaul Wing<small>Maintenance wing &middot; active &middot; from 2016<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd>F-7 and other types in overhaul<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<div><span>Former<\/span><em>3 units<\/em><\/div>\n<dl>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 12 Squadron<small>2007&ndash;2019 &middot; Formed in November 2007 from the MiG-27s that had been attached to No. 5 Squadron since 2000; disbanded early in 2019 (Wikipedia).<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan MiG-27 and MiG-23UB<\/a><\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">No. 1 Flight (later No. 1 Flying Training Wing)<small>1951&ndash;1963 &middot; Formed at Royal Ceylon Air Force Base Katunayake on 1 September 1951 and moved to China Bay in 1963 (air force history).<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk<\/dd>\n<dt class=\"was\">Royal Air Force squadrons at RAF Negombo<small>1944&ndash;1950 &middot; Wikipedia names No. 45 Squadron (1946&ndash;49), No. 232 Squadron (1945), No. 249 Squadron (1950) and No. 1303 Flight (1945&ndash;46), citing Jefford&rsquo;s RAF Squadrons.<\/small><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"was\">Various RAF types<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Aircraft types based here<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/iai-kfir\/\">IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/chengdu-j-7\/\">Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/k-8-karakorum\/\">Hongdu K-8 (in the war years)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\" class=\"was\">Mikoyan MiG-27 and MiG-23UB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">Lockheed C-130K Hercules<\/a>, Dornier 228, F-7 and other types in overhaul, de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, Various RAF types<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"knownfor\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Claim to fame<\/div>\n<h2>What SLAF Base Katunayake is known for<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kfgrid\">\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">01<\/div>\n<h3>Sri Lanka&rsquo;s fighter base<\/h3>\n<p>Both of the air force&rsquo;s jet combat squadrons live here: No. 10 with Kfirs and No. 5 with F-7s.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">Kfirs have flown from Katunayake since 1996; the first rebuilt Kfir C12 flew here on 11 June 2026.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">02<\/div>\n<h3>The 24 July 2001 attack<\/h3>\n<p>Fourteen Black Tigers got into the base before dawn and wrecked aircraft on both the military and the civil side of the airfield.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">Eight military aircraft and three SriLankan Airlines Airbuses destroyed, according to Wikipedia; the airport closed for 14 hours.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">03<\/div>\n<h3>The first Air Tigers raid<\/h3>\n<p>The LTTE&rsquo;s light aircraft made their first bombing raid on this base, in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">00:45 on 26 March 2007: three airmen killed and 16 injured, according to the Sunday Times.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">04<\/div>\n<h3>A runway shared with the airport<\/h3>\n<p>Fighters and airliners use the same strip.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">One runway, 04\/22, 3,350 metres long (Wikipedia).<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"kf\">\n<div class=\"kfn\">05<\/div>\n<h3>Where the air force learned to fly<\/h3>\n<p>The Royal Ceylon Air Force formed its first flying unit here, the ancestor of today&rsquo;s Flying Training Wing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"kff\">No. 1 Flight formed at Katunayake on 1 September 1951.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"deep\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Go deeper<\/div>\n<h2>The long version<\/h2>\n<div class=\"deep\">\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">01<\/span><span>From RAF Negombo to the air force&rsquo;s home<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>The Royal Air Force built the airfield in 1944, during the Second World War, and called it RAF Negombo after the nearby fishing town. Wikipedia, citing Jefford&rsquo;s standard history of RAF squadrons, lists No. 232 Squadron in 1945, No. 45 Squadron from 1946 to 1949 and No. 249 Squadron in 1950, with No. 1303 Flight in 1945&ndash;46.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Ceylon Air Force, founded on 2 March 1951, began here as a lodger. Its own history dates No. 1 Flight, the ancestor of the Flying Training Wing, to 1 September 1951 at &ldquo;Royal Ceylon Air Force Base Katunayake&rdquo;. When the government of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike removed the British from their Ceylon bases, the RCyAF took over the station in full; the sources differ on 1956 or 1957, and Air HQ Ceylon was disbanded on 1 November 1957.<\/p>\n<p>Construction of an international airport on the same site began in 1964 with Canadian help and was finished in 1967. The civil airport took the Bandaranaike name in 1970, was renamed Katunayake International Airport in 1977 and took the Bandaranaike name back in 1995. The air force kept its side of the field, and Wikipedia notes that part of it &ldquo;still remains a military airfield&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">02<\/span><span>Jets for a civil war<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>For most of the 1970s and 1980s the air force&rsquo;s few jets lived elsewhere. That changed on 1 February 1991, when No. 5 Squadron was reformed at Katunayake under Squadron Leader Harsha Abeywickrama with Chinese FT-5 trainers and F-7 fighters.<\/p>\n<p>No. 10 Fighter Squadron followed in 1996 with Israeli Kfir C2s and a TC2 trainer. The Daily FT describes it as having become &ldquo;the main strike&ndash;bomber formation&rdquo; in the later stages of the war. In 2000 six MiG-27s and a MiG-23UB trainer, rebuilt in Ukraine, joined No. 5 Squadron; in November 2007 they became a squadron of their own, No. 12, which lasted until early 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Katunayake was therefore where the bombing campaign of the last war was flown from, and the claims and counter-claims about its effects on civilians belong to the service page rather than the base. The base itself received the President&rsquo;s Colours in March 2001, the air force&rsquo;s 50th anniversary year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">03<\/span><span>Before dawn, 24 July 2001<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>According to the Sunday Times&rsquo; Situation Report, the attackers gathered at a playground outside the base after 9 p.m. on 23 July, cut through the perimeter wire at a lonely spot of the 700-acre complex at about 1.15 a.m., and later cut a chain-link fence between the jet and helicopter squadrons, getting in through a storm-water drain. They opened fire at 3.50 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Wikipedia, drawing on the Sunday Times, Jane&rsquo;s and Frontline, lists eight military aircraft destroyed: two Kfirs, a MiG-27, three K-8 trainers, a Mi-17 and a Mi-24; five K-8s, a MiG-27 and several helicopters were damaged. The attackers then crossed to the civil side, destroying two Airbus A330s and an A340 of SriLankan Airlines and damaging three more airliners. Counts differ: TamilNet reported 13 aircraft destroyed that morning.<\/p>\n<p>All 14 attackers were killed, by Wikipedia&rsquo;s account; seven government personnel died, though first reports gave four. The airport closed for 14 hours, and Wikipedia attributes to the attack a 15.5 per cent fall in tourism and Sri Lanka&rsquo;s first annual economic contraction since 1948. The air force commander, Air Marshal Jayalath Weerakkody, was quoted by the Sunday Times saying that the air force took full responsibility for the incidents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">04<\/span><span>The Zlins come to Katunayake, 2007&ndash;2009<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>At 00:45 on Monday 26 March 2007 the LTTE flew its first air raid. The air force identified the aircraft as a Czech-built Zlin Z-143 four-seater; the Sunday Times reported four bombs dropped, one of which failed to explode. They hit the zinc-roofed building of the Aeronautical Engineering Wing and killed three airmen of the air-sea rescue team sleeping nearby; 16 were injured and about five helicopters of the adjoining No. 4 Squadron were lightly damaged.<\/p>\n<p>The response exposed the gaps. A K-8 with night-flying capability was scrambled more than 20 minutes after the attack and lost the raiders over Mannar, and the paper reported that the Indian-built air defence radar had not been switched on. Six F-7G interceptors bought from China arrived in 2008, the service dataset records, specifically to deal with the LTTE&rsquo;s light aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The last Air Tigers came on the night of 20 February 2009, two Zlins each carrying 215 kg of C-4 according to the military spokesman quoted by the Sunday Times. With Colombo&rsquo;s power cut and the guns firing, one was brought down at Katunayake at about 10.45 p.m.; the other crashed into the Inland Revenue Department building in Colombo. The paper counted two dead, a pilot and a 14-year-old boy hit by stray fire, and 58 injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details class=\"ddet\">\n<summary><span class=\"dn\">05<\/span><span>Rebuilding the Lion Cub<\/span><span class=\"dx\">Read<\/span><\/summary>\n<div class=\"dbody\">\n<p>By the end of the war only a few Kfirs were serviceable, and the economic crisis of 2022 left the fleet short of money for years. In 2021 the government approved a US$49 million overhaul by Israel Aerospace Industries of four single-seat Kfirs and a trainer, with a glass cockpit and new avionics; Air Marshal Sudarshana Pathirana told the Daily FT the aim was to move them from analogue to modern digital systems.<\/p>\n<p>On 11 June 2026 the first aircraft rebuilt to Kfir C12 standard flew at Katunayake, watched by the commander, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, and the Secretary of Defence. The air force called the Kfir, in service since 1996, its &lsquo;Lion Cub&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Timeline<\/div>\n<h2>SLAF Base Katunayake, year by year<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tl\">\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1944<\/div>\n<p>The RAF opens the airfield as RAF Negombo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1951<\/div>\n<p>1 September: the Royal Ceylon Air Force forms No. 1 Flight here, its first flying unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1957<\/div>\n<p>The RCyAF takes over the whole station after the British withdrawal of 1956&ndash;57; Air HQ Ceylon disbands on 1 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1963<\/div>\n<p>No. 1 Flight moves to China Bay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1967<\/div>\n<p>The international airport built beside the base since 1964 is completed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1991<\/div>\n<p>1 February: No. 5 Squadron reforms at Katunayake with Chinese FT-5s and F-7s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">1996<\/div>\n<p>No. 10 Fighter Squadron forms with Israeli Kfirs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2000<\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian-rebuilt MiG-27s join No. 5 Squadron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2001<\/div>\n<p>24 July: Black Tiger commandos destroy eight military aircraft and three airliners (Wikipedia&rsquo;s count).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2007<\/div>\n<p>26 March, 00:45: the first LTTE air raid kills three airmen; in November the MiG-27s form No. 12 Squadron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2009<\/div>\n<p>20 February: one of the last two LTTE aircraft is brought down at Katunayake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2017<\/div>\n<p>July: the Aircraft Overhaul Wing, set up with CATIC in 2016, returns its first two overhauled F-7s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2022<\/div>\n<p>15 August: the Indian-supplied Dornier 228 is inducted into No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tl-item\">\n<div class=\"yr\">2026<\/div>\n<p>11 June: the first Kfir rebuilt to C12 standard flies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"incidents\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Incidents &amp; stories<\/div>\n<h2>What happened here<\/h2>\n<div class=\"inc\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">24 July 2001<\/div>\n<h3>The Black Tiger attack<\/h3>\n<p>Fourteen LTTE Black Tigers cut through the perimeter and opened fire at 3.50 a.m. Wikipedia lists two Kfirs, a MiG-27, three K-8s, a Mi-17 and a Mi-24 destroyed, and on the civil side two A330s and an A340 of SriLankan Airlines; TamilNet reported 13 aircraft destroyed. All 14 attackers died. Government deaths are given as seven by Wikipedia and the Sunday Times; first reports said four. The airport was closed for 14 hours.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bandaranaike_Airport_attack\">Wikipedia; Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">26 March 2007<\/div>\n<h3>The first air raid<\/h3>\n<p>At 00:45 a light aircraft the air force identified as a Zlin Z-143 dropped four bombs, one of which did not explode, on the Aeronautical Engineering Wing. Three airmen were killed and 16 injured, and about five helicopters were lightly damaged. A K-8 was scrambled more than 20 minutes later and lost contact over Mannar; the Sunday Times reported that the air defence radar had not been switched on.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/070401\/Columns\/sitreport.html\">Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">20 February 2009<\/div>\n<h3>The last Air Tigers<\/h3>\n<p>Two Zlins, each loaded with 215 kg of C-4 according to the military spokesman, flew towards air force headquarters in Colombo and the hangars at Katunayake. One was brought down at Katunayake at about 10.45 p.m. and the other crashed into the Inland Revenue Department building in Colombo. The Sunday Times reported two dead, one of them a pilot, and 58 injured.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/090222\/News\/sundaytimesnews_02.html\">Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)<\/a><\/article>\n<article>\n<div class=\"incd\">11 June 2026<\/div>\n<h3>The Lion Cub flies again<\/h3>\n<p>The first Kfir rebuilt to C12 standard by Israel Aerospace Industries made its test flight at Katunayake in front of the commander, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, and the Secretary of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (retd). The programme covers four C2\/C7 single-seaters and one TC2 trainer of No. 10 Fighter Squadron.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"incs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.lk\/news.php?news=8059\">Sri Lanka Air Force<\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"map\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Location<\/div>\n<h2>SLAF Base Katunayake and its neighbours<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mapframe\">\n<div id=\"oobmap\" class=\"oobmap\" style=\"height:440px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"legend\"><span><i class=\"dot\"><\/i> Active air base<\/span><span><i class=\"dot was\"><\/i> Closed or reserve<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tscroll\">\n<table class=\"oobt\" id=\"nearbytbl\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Nearby base<\/th>\n<th>ICAO<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<th>Based types<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr data-base=\"ratmalana\">\n<td>SLAF Base Ratmalana<\/td>\n<td>VCCC<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"pill\">Active<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Xian MA60, Harbin Y-12 and others, Bell TH-57C Sea Ranger, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section id=\"faq\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Questions &amp; Answers<\/div>\n<h2>Everything people ask about SLAF Base Katunayake<\/h2>\n<div class=\"qa\">\n<details open>\n<summary>What is SLAF Katunayake known for?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">It is the Sri Lanka Air Force&rsquo;s main base and the home of its fighters: No. 10 Squadron with <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/iai-kfir\/\">Kfirs<\/a> and No. 5 Squadron with F-7s. It is also remembered for the LTTE commando attack of 24 July 2001 and for the first Air Tigers bombing raid on 26 March 2007.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is Katunayake air base the same as Colombo airport?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">They share one airfield. The air base occupies part of the site of Bandaranaike International Airport, 32.5 km north of Colombo, and military and civil aircraft use the same 3,350-metre runway.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What happened at Katunayake on 24 July 2001?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Fourteen LTTE Black Tigers infiltrated the base before dawn. Wikipedia counts eight military aircraft destroyed, including two Kfirs and a <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-27-flogger\/\">MiG-27<\/a>, and three SriLankan Airlines Airbuses; TamilNet reported 13 aircraft destroyed. All the attackers and seven government personnel were killed, by Wikipedia&rsquo;s count.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Did the Tamil Tigers bomb Katunayake from the air?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. At 00:45 on 26 March 2007 an LTTE light aircraft, identified by the air force as a Zlin Z-143, dropped bombs on the engineering wing, killing three airmen. On 20 February 2009 one of the last two LTTE aircraft was brought down at Katunayake.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which aircraft are based at Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The air force names No. 10 Fighter Squadron with Kfirs, and Wikipedia lists No. 5 Squadron with <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/chengdu-j-7\/\">F-7s<\/a> and No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron with <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/c-130-hercules\/\">C-130s<\/a>; the Dornier 228 was inducted into No. 2 Squadron in 2022. The air force does not publish how many aircraft are serviceable.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>When did the MiG-27 leave Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The MiG-27s arrived in 2000, were grouped into No. 12 Squadron in November 2007 and, according to Wikipedia, the squadron was disbanded early in 2019.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Why was Katunayake originally called Negombo?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The Royal Air Force built it in 1944 as RAF Negombo, after the nearby town. The Royal Ceylon Air Force took it over completely in 1956&ndash;57 and named it after Katunayake village.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Is SLAF Base Katunayake still an active military air base?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Yes. Active (the air force&rsquo;s main base and home of both fighter squadrons, beside Bandaranaike International Airport). The Sri Lanka Air Force operates it as Sri Lanka Air Force.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>What is the ICAO code of SLAF Base Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">The ICAO code of SLAF Base Katunayake is VCBI. The airfield sits at 9 m above sea level in Western Province, Gampaha District, at 7.1808 N, 79.8841 E.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>How long is the runway at SLAF Base Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">SLAF Base Katunayake has one runway: 04\/22, 3,350 m (10,991 ft), asphalt.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which squadrons are based at SLAF Base Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">SLAF Base Katunayake currently hosts No. 10 Fighter Squadron flying the IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12; No. 5 Jet Squadron flying the Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7, Hongdu K-8 (in the war years); No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron flying the Lockheed C-130K Hercules, Dornier 228; Aircraft Overhaul Wing flying the F-7 and other types in overhaul.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<details>\n<summary>Which aircraft used to fly from SLAF Base Katunayake?<\/summary>\n<div class=\"a\">Over its history SLAF Base Katunayake has hosted No. 12 Squadron (2007&ndash;2019) with the Mikoyan MiG-27 and MiG-23UB; No. 1 Flight (later No. 1 Flying Training Wing) (1951&ndash;1963) with the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk; Royal Air Force squadrons at RAF Negombo (1944&ndash;1950) with the Various RAF types.<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is SLAF Katunayake known for?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"It is the Sri Lanka Air Force\\u2019s main base and the home of its fighters: No. 10 Squadron with Kfirs and No. 5 Squadron with F-7s. 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The airfield sits at 9 m above sea level in Western Province, Gampaha District, at 7.1808 N, 79.8841 E.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"How long is the runway at SLAF Base Katunayake?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"SLAF Base Katunayake has one runway: 04\/22, 3,350 m (10,991 ft), asphalt.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which squadrons are based at SLAF Base Katunayake?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"SLAF Base Katunayake currently hosts No. 10 Fighter Squadron flying the IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12; No. 5 Jet Squadron flying the Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7, Hongdu K-8 (in the war years); No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron flying the Lockheed C-130K Hercules, Dornier 228; Aircraft Overhaul Wing flying the F-7 and other types in overhaul.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Which aircraft used to fly from SLAF Base Katunayake?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Over its history SLAF Base Katunayake has hosted No. 12 Squadron (2007\\u20132019) with the Mikoyan MiG-27 and MiG-23UB; No. 1 Flight (later No. 1 Flying Training Wing) (1951\\u20131963) with the de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk; Royal Air Force squadrons at RAF Negombo (1944\\u20131950) with the Various RAF types.\"}}]}<\/script><hr class=\"divider\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Continue the tour<\/div>\n<h2>Around SLAF Base Katunayake<\/h2>\n<div class=\"relgrid\"><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/sri-lanka-air-force\/\"><span class=\"rk\">The operator<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Sri Lanka Air Force<\/span><span class=\"rp\">Fleet, bases and order of battle of the service that flies from here.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the Sri Lanka Air Force page<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/iai-kfir\/\"><span class=\"rk\">Based here<\/span><span class=\"rh\">IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12<\/span><span class=\"rp\">History, specifications and stories in the Book of Beasts.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the IAI Kfir C2\/C7\/TC2, being rebuilt to C12 story<\/span><\/a><a class=\"rel\" href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/chengdu-j-7\/\"><span class=\"rk\">Based here<\/span><span class=\"rh\">Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7<\/span><span class=\"rp\">History, specifications and stories in the Book of Beasts.<\/span><span class=\"go\">Read the Chengdu F-7BS\/F-7GS and FT-7 story<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<hr class=\"divider\">\n<section style=\"padding:48px 0 64px\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"kicker\">Sources &amp; Further Reading<\/div>\n<h2>Every fact, checked<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"srclist\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.lk\/news.php?news=8059\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sri Lanka Air Force: Kfir &lsquo;Lion Cub&rsquo; returns to the skies with successful test flight after long hiatus (11 June 2026)<\/a><span>Four Kfir C2\/C7 and one TC2 being upgraded to Kfir C12 standard with IAI; No. 10 Fighter Squadron, Katunayake; Kfir in service since 1996.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.lk\/news.php?news=5537\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sri Lanka Air Force: SLAF inducts Dornier 228 maritime patrol aircraft (15 August 2022)<\/a><span>Handed over at No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron, Katunayake, with the Indian High Commissioner and Vice Chief of the Indian Naval Staff present; maintained under supervision of an Indian technical team.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.lk\/news.php?news=3232\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sri Lanka Air Force: Two F-7 aircraft accepted after overhaul (10 July 2017)<\/a><span>First F-7s overhauled at the Aircraft Overhaul Wing, Katunayake, set up in 2016 with CATIC.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/010729\/sitrep.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday Times (Sri Lanka): Situation Report on the Katunayake attack (29 July 2001)<\/a><span>14 Black Tigers; three SriLankan Airlines Airbuses destroyed and three damaged.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/070401\/Columns\/sitreport.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday Times (Sri Lanka): Situation Report on the first LTTE air raid (1 April 2007)<\/a><span>Two Zlin Z-143s bombed Katunayake at 00:45 on 26 March 2007; three airmen killed, 16 wounded.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaytimes.lk\/090222\/News\/sundaytimesnews_02.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sunday Times (Sri Lanka): Tigers go kamikaze but attacks fail (22 February 2009)<\/a><span>Two Zlin-Z143s with 215 kg of C-4 each; one crashed into the Inland Revenue building, one shot down near Katunayake; 2 dead, 58 injured.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamilnet.com\/art.html?catid=13&amp;artid=6183\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TamilNet: Tension after dawn raid (24 July 2001)<\/a><span>Same-day tally: 13 aircraft destroyed, 12 attackers and four airmen killed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.lk\/news\/Govt--green-lights---49-m-fighter-jet-overhaul-as-No--10-Squadron-turns-25\/56-711240\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daily FT: Govt. green-lights $49 m fighter jet overhaul as No. 10 Squadron turns 25 (January 2021)<\/a><span>Four single-seat Kfirs and a trainer; No. 10 Squadron formed 1996; few Kfirs serviceable after 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce.lk\/ftw\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sri Lanka Air Force: No. 1 Flying Training Wing<\/a><span>Official history of the Flying Training Wing: formed as No. 1 Flight at Katunayake on 1 September 1951, moved to China Bay 1963, to Anuradhapura 11 August 1988, back to China Bay 1 January 2009.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"verified\">Verified 2026-09-30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<style>#mfam 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