Aligarh Airport
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AMSL 619 ft / 185 m | | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°51′33″N 78°08′55″E / 27.8592°N 78.1487°E | ||||||||||
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  HRH Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh  HRH HRH (India) | |||||||||||
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Aligarh Airport (IATA: HRH, ICAO: VIAH) is an domestic airport situated at Aligarh - Sikandra Rao Road in outskirts of Aligarh city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] It is being developed by upgrading the existing government airstrip.[3][2]
First phase
Aligarh Airport in Dhanipur, Aligarh is going to be completed in the March 2024. The license for flying has been issued on the very first day of the New Year. Preparations are on to start operating a 19 seater aircraft from here.[4]
Second phase
19-seater aircraft started in the second phase on 11 March 2024 from Lucknow to Aligarh [5]
In the second phase, flight services to other cities are to be started from here through 90-seater aircraft. Even the biggest aircraft like Airbus-320 and Boeing-737 will be able to land here. This airport is being prepared for international standards. A 3.3 km long runway is also being prepared. The Airport Authority has demanded 675 acres of land for the runway. Out of this, about 300 acres of land has been acquired, while 376 acres of land is being acquired further. [4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| FlyBig | Lucknow[6] |
References
- ^ "UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports". ANI News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "आठ साल का इंतजार खत्म: अलीगढ़ एयरपोर्ट से उड़ान भरेंगे विमान, मिला लाइसेंस, पहले यहां के लिए मिलेगी फ्लाइट".
- ^ "Aligarh Airport: अलीगढ़वासी कमर की पेटी बांध ले, हो जाए तैयार हवाई यात्रा के लिए, 19 सीटर विमान ने भरी अलीगढ़ से लखनऊ की उड़ान".
- ^ "Now, direct flights from Lucknow to 5 UP cities". Times of India. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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