Ankleshwar Airport
Bharuch - Ankleshwar Airport | |
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Airport type | Public |
Location | Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India |
Coordinates | 21°39′38″N 73°03′24″E / 21.66056°N 73.05667°E |
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Bharuch - Ankleshwar Airport is a greenfield airport being constructed at village Mandva on National Highway 8[1] near Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India. The Airports Authority of India has cleared the techno-economic feasibility report for the proposed airfield[2] and was expected to be operational by 2013.[3] The Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited has acquired 80 hectares of land for the construction of the airport. The Airport Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with the State Government in January 2019 for the construction of airport and a maintenance, repair and overhaul unit spread over 92 hectares.[4] Bharuch-Ankleshwar Airport is expected to handle 10% of India's total air cargo.[5]
The airport will serve Ankleshwar,
References
- ^ "Proposed airport at Ankleshwar too close to NH8: MoEF". Business Standard. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "Plan for four new airports takes off in state, 17 firms in fray". The Indian Express. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Global bidding for Bharuch, Ankleshwar development plan". The Times of India. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "MoUs inked for airports at Dholera, Ankleshwar". Times of India. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Mishra, Piyush (3 April 2015). "New Ankleshwar airport may bag 10% of air cargo". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Airport at Ankleshwar feasible: E&Y report". Business Standard. 9 December 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2013.