Azamgarh Airport āzamgaṛh havāī aḍḍā | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Uttar Pradesh | ||||||||||
| Serves | Azamgarh, Mau, Tanda, Akbarpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Manduri, Azamgarh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 250 ft / 76 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°09′12″N 83°07′06″E / 26.15333°N 83.11833°E | ||||||||||
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  VEAH Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh  VEAH VEAH (India) | |||||||||||
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Village Manduri | |||||||||||
Azamgarh Airport is an underconstruction airport at Manduri Village outside of Azamgarh city, near Kuan Devchand Patti, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[1] It is being developed by upgrade of the existing government airstrip.[1][2] The existing airstrip can support aircraft weighing up to 5,700 kg (12,600 lb) with a runway of 1,400 by 23 metres (4,593 by 75 ft).
Proposed destination
On 11 January 2023, while flagging off the first Indigo direct flight from Ayodhya Dham[3] to Ahmedabad[4] Union Aviation Minister Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia Said that Azamgarh Airport along with other 4 Airports Aligarh, Moradabad, Chitrakoot and Shravasti in Uttar Pradesh will be inaugurated in upcoming one month.
As per sources, Lucknow, Delhi and Mumbai is the only destination that is proposed for direct flight from this airport under the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Development of Airport in UP". Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Untitled Page". Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayodhya_International_Airport
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmedabad_Airport
- ↑ https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/filefield_paths/NIeP-4.1.pdf