Agatti Airport
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Agatti Airport (
regional airport serving the union territory of Lakshadweep, India. It is located at the southern end of Agatti Island, and is the sole airstrip in the archipelago
, which lies off the west coast of mainland India.
History
The airstrip was constructed during 1987−88 for operation of
ATR-72 aircraft from the airport to Bangalore and Kochi.[citation needed
]
Structure
Agatti airport is spread over 18.56 hectares (45.9 acres). It has one asphalt runway, oriented 04/22, 1204 metres long and 30 metres wide, while its terminal building can handle 50 passengers during peak hours. Navigational aids include a DME and NDB. It is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).[6]
Expansion plans
In 2013, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) received environmental clearance to extend the runway by constructing a 1,500-feet-long bridge on stilts over the sea. The extension is to be built at a cost of Rs 3 billion and will allow aircraft like the
ATR-72
to be operated without any payload restrictions.
AAI originally planned to construct a bridge between Agatti and the neighbouring uninhabited Kalpati Island to make the runway long enough to handle an Airbus A320 or Boeing 737.[7] However, this plan was rejected on environmental grounds as the bridge would have gone through a turtle colony and Kalpati island would need to be leveled to accommodate the extended runway.[8]
As per the revised master plan,[4] the following works will be undertaken:
- The existing runway will be extended by 336 metres in the south-west direction over the lagoon towards Kalpati Island without interconnecting the two islands.
- Construction of new Terminal building, ATC tower cum Technical block & Fire Station in the north-west direction by constructing a platform supported by R.C.C pillars on the lagoon.
- A fully air-conditioned Terminal building covering 2250 square metres to cater for 150 passengers at a time (75 arriving and 75 departing).
- The existing Control Tower cum fire station and existing Terminal building that falls inside of the proposed basic strip will be demolished.
- A new 118×62-metre apronsuitable for parking two ATR-72 aircraft with power-in and power-out configuration will be constructed on a platform supported by RCC pillars in the lagoon.
- Runway End Safety Area (RESA) measuring 60×90 metres and a Blast Pad/Overrun area measuring 60×30 metres.
- 73-metre long taxiway from the Runway to the Apron.
- Parking area for 75 cars about 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft).
- Proposed DVORand NDB navigational aids will be placed on Kalpati island.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Alliance Air | Kochi |
| Fly91 | Goa–Mopa (begins 18 April 2024)[9] |
Kozhikode (begins 1 May 2024)[11] |
Statistics
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at AGX airport.
See Wikidata query.
See also
References
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Environment Impact Assessment Report". Union Territory of Lakshwadeep Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "How to reach Lakshwadeep". Official Website of Union Territory of Lakshwadeep. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Agatti Aerodrome Archived 30 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Airports Authority of India
- ^ "Environmental Clearance for extension of runway at Agatti" (PDF). Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Bridge on sea to extend Lakshadweep airport runway". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Flight Schedule" (PDF). Fly91. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "IndiGo announces direct flight from Bengaluru to Lakshadweep from March 31". Business Today. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Flight Schedule". IndiGo. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
External links
Media related to Agatti Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Agatti Airport at the Airports Authority of India