Sri Lanka Hambantota International Airport Project

Hambantota International Airport (HIA), also known as Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), is the second international airport in Sri Lanka.
The airport is located in Hambantota, 241km south-east of Sri Lanka’s capital city, Colombo. The airport was built in an area of 2,000ha, with funding from the Chinese government. The airport construction is divided into two phases. Covering an area of 800ha, phase one began in 2009 and included the construction of basic airport facilities, a runway, an apron, passenger and cargo terminals, taxi way, access roads and other facilities.
The expansion includes upgraded hangar, airport terminal and facilities, as well as the construction of new parallel taxiway, a new cargo apron parking stand, taxiway and hangar. Phase two is expected to be completed by 2017.

Passenger terminal

The passenger terminal at HIA is spread across 10,000m² with a number of facilities, including a duty-free area measuring one million square feet. It has 12 check-in counters (ten international and two domestic) with inline baggage screening, ten emigration and ten immigration desks, two contact gates and two passenger boarding bridges.
The terminal also has three lounges, namely Business lounge, VIP lounge and VVIP lounge. The completion of phase two will add 26 international check-in counters, eight domestic check-ins, 14 contact gates and 28 passenger boarding gates to the terminal.

Runways

The HIA has a 3,500m-long runway that can handle A380 flights. The 05/23 runway is 60m-wide and has paved 7.5m shoulders on both sides.
The airport also has two taxiways, namely Taxiway Alpha (code F) and taxiway Bravo (code C). Alpha is 370m-long and 60m-wide while Bravo is 362.5m-long and 25m-wide.

Parking at HIA

The airport is provided with two open-air parking lots, while car parking in the terminal has 400 spaces. A remote parking area situated at a distance of 300m from the terminal offers parking at cheaper prices.