Kailashahar Airport কৈলাশহর বিমানবন্দর | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kailashahar | ||||||||||
| Location | Kailashahar, Tripura, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 m / 79 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′29″N 092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E | ||||||||||
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  IXH Location of airport in Tripura  IXH IXH (India) | |||||||||||
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Kailashahar Airport (IATA: IXH, ICAO: VEKR) is a non-operational[1] airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space.[2] In December 2021, A group of 6 Persons of Airport Authority of India (AAI) conducted a Survey to start the airport soon with an aim to facilitate operations at the airport under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme (RCS). In August 2023, a delegation led by Tripura's Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury visited the Kailashahar Airport and proposed to revive it. The renovation includes increasing the runway length of the airport by acquiring 700 meters of land in the northern part of the airport.[3][4]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
There is currently no scheduled commercial air service to this airport.
References[edit]
- ^ "India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off". ThePrint. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Rs 2500cr to boost NE air connectivity". The Telegraph. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Tripura transport minister holds meeting to review resumption of the defunct Kailashahar Airport". India Today NE. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Revitalizing Tripura's Tourism: Kailashahar Airport to reopen for Regional Connectivity". Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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