Gorakhpur Airport
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Coordinates | 26°44′22″N 83°26′58″E / 26.73944°N 83.44944°E | ||||||||||
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Gorakhpur Airport (
Air Force Station Gorakhpur
The airport is one of the bases of the Indian Armed Forces (IAF), which operates under Central Air Command of the Indian Air Force. IAF operates No. 16 Squadron IAF, No. 27 Squadron IAF and No. 105 Helicopter Unit from here. These squadrons have regular military exercises; other than this, they actively take part in rescue operations. SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft and Mil Mi-17 helicopters are based here.[6]
Infrastructure
The airport has one runway, designated 11/29, and has dimensions of 2,743 by 46 metres (9,000 ft × 150 ft). The existing terminal can handle 200 passengers in peak hours, and has an area of 23,500 sq.ft.[7][8]
On 28 March 2021, the
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Air | Delhi |
IndiGo | Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai[11] |
Statistics
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Future
Due to limited expansion options available, and restrictions enforced by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the airport will not be able to cope with the growing demand for future air traffic. Hence, a new greenfield airport at an area of 300 acres has been proposed on near NH-24 and also near the under-construction Gorakhpur Link Expressway.[12]
See also
- Airports in India
- List of the busiest airports in India
References
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ Purkayastha, Shorbori (19 April 2017). "Yogi Govt Renames Gorakhpur and Agra Airports". TheQuint. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Aviation in India: These airports set to be renamed". Zee Business. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- The Hindustan Times. 28 January 2019.
The crash happened barely 15 minutes after it took off from Gorakhpur air base along with two other Jaguars for routine exercise.
- ^ "Gorakhpur". Airports Authority of India. 10 September 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ PTI (3 September 2018). "Suresh Prabhu inaugurates new domestic terminal building at Gorakhpur Airport". Business Standard India. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Adityanath lays foundation stone to extend terminal building at Gorakhpur airport". The Hindu. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Gorakhpur Airport terminal building all set for expansion. Details inside". ETNow. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
- ^ "New Gorakhpur Airport". Gorakhpur. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.