Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (VCRI) is a large airport in Mattala, Sri Lanka. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code VCRI or IATA code HRI. It sits in Asia.

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is a commercial-airline hub that also handles a steady stream of private and corporate traffic. Mixed commercial and private operations mean planners should expect slot coordination, handling agent involvement, and the usual international hub procedures.

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport sits near sea level at 157 ft.

Local operations run on Asia/Colombo. Because the field hosts scheduled airline operations, private operators should expect a defined slot environment, possible CDM coordination at peak banks, and limited ramp availability during major event weekends. Booking FBO ramp space in advance is normal practice.

SkyAccess inventory for VCRI updates continuously as operators publish new empty legs and one-way repositioning trips. Pricing on each leg is available with a free account, and an inventory alert will email you the moment a leg appears on the route you care about.

As one of the larger fields in Sri Lanka, VCRI tends to be the natural choice for long-range international charters and crew-rest-required flights.

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) (Sinhala: මත්තල රාජපක්ෂ ජාත්‍යන්තර ගුවන්තොටුපළ) (IATA: HRI, ICAO: VCRI) is an international airport serving southeast Sri Lanka. It is located in the town of Mattala, 18 km (11 mi) from Hambantota. It is the first greenfield airport and the third international airport in the country, after Ratmalana International Airport and Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo.