Tezu Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Lohit district | ||||||||||
| Location | Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 769 ft / 234 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°56′32″N 96°08′02″E / 27.9422°N 96.1339°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Tezu Airport | ||||||||||
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  TEI Location of airport in Arunachal Pradesh  TEI TEI (India) | |||||||||||
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Tezu Airport (IATA: TEI, ICAO: VETJ) is a domestic airport serving the city of Tezu and adjoining Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which upgraded it to handle ATR-72 aircraft[4] with night-landing facility.[5] Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the upgraded airport on 9 February 2019.[6] Scheduled commercial flights commenced from 19 August 2021.[7]
Development
Tezu was one of five airports that were shortlisted in 2015 for the implementation of AAI's "no-frills model", which will provide only essential services needed to operationalise the airport, without compromising on safety and security in any way. With an aim to ensure low cost of operation, the airport was to have no conveyor belts, no aerobridges and only the security hold area for departing passengers was likely to be air-conditioned.[8]
In 2009–10, the upgrade of the airport, with runway extension at an estimated cost of ₹79 crore, was approved.[9]
On 22 September 2017, a test flight landed on the runway after the airport was upgraded.[10]
On 9 February 2019, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated the upgraded airport.[6]
Soon after the opening of the upgraded airport, the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that a new, bigger passenger terminal, a new Air Traffic Control (ATC)-cum-fire station complex, apron and runway extension would be done in a span of four years, as part of the airport's future development and the government's UDAN Scheme, also owing to the growing traffic and tourist arrivals in the state. The new terminal will cover an area of 4,000 sq.m. with a capacity of 300 passengers during peak hours. It will have five check-in counters, which will be increased to eight in the future. It will have a double-insulated roofing system, energy-efficient lighting systems, a solid waste management system, a water treatment plant and an integrated rainwater harvesting plant.
The works commenced in mid-2019, and the airport will be inaugurated again, this time by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, on 24 September 2023.[11]
Facilities
The airport has a 1,500 metre-runway, oriented 04/22, an apron for parking of three ATR-72 type aircraft, a passenger terminal building of 4,000 square-metre area,[12] capable of handling 300 passengers during peak hours. It has five check-in counters, which will be increased to eight in the future. It has a double-insulated roofing system, energy-efficient lighting systems, a solid waste management system, a water treatment plant and an integrated rainwater harvesting plant. Others are an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, a parking lot and ancillary facilities like a fire station and a fuel station.[4][13][14][11]
Scheduled commercial operations
Guwahati-Tezu-Guwahati scheduled commercial domestic flights operation commenced from 19 August 2021. The flight which takes 1 hour each way is operated by the FlyBig. This will boost the tourism in the region.[7] Tezu is covered under the UDAN scheme.
Tezu is also an ALG of Indian Military. Other nearby airports include Pasighat Airport, Zero Airport, Walong ALG, Itanagar Airport, etc.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Air | Dibrugarh,[15] Guwahati |
| FlyBig | Guwahati,[16] Imphal[17] |
Statistics
See also
References
- ↑ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ↑ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ↑ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- 1 2 "Construction work gained momentum for Tezu airport in Arunachal". The Hindu. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "By air or road, Tezu is now a vantage point". The Hindu. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Modi opens Tezu Airport, lays stone for Greenfield Airport". The Sentinel. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- 1 2 "Arunachal Pradesh: First commercial flight lands at Tezu". Times of India. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "Govt clears five budget airports to improve regional connectivity". Live Mint. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Report to the People 2009-10". Press Information Bureau. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ↑ "Test flight conducted in Tezu Airport". The Arunachal Times. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- 1 2 Sharma, Sumit (24 September 2023). "Tezu Airport in Arunachal Pradesh Gets Mega 170 Crore Makeover - What's Inside". Times Now. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ↑ "Flybig Launches Commercial Flight Services Between Guwahati and Tezu in India". News18. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ↑ "Five towns that are being added to India's airport map". Mint. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Air Connectivity Soon in Tezu". Northeast Today. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Dibrugarh-Tezu Route: Alliance Air launches flight using Dornier aircraft". The Financial Express. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ↑ Kalita, Kangkan (20 August 2021). "Arunachal Pradesh: First commercial flight lands at Tezu". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ↑ "Regional carrier Flybig introduces Guwahati-Tezu-Imphal flight". Business Today. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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