Malkangiri Airport
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Malkangiri Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: none) is a domestic airport serving the city of Malkangiri in the state of Odisha, India. It is owned by the Government of Odisha, and is operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). It is located at Nilimari, 8 km (5.0 mi) south-east from the city centre. The airport has been developed as a regional airport under the government's UDAN Scheme.[2][3]
History
To facilitate development, connectivity, socio-economic growth and
Structure
The airport has been built at a cost of ₹70 crore (US$8.8 million), and covers an area of around 94.5 ha (234 acres) of land. It has a terminal building, a parking space for vehicles in its premises, an access road linking to the city, an apron for parking of aircraft, a 1,620 m (5,310 ft)-long and 30 m-wide runway suitable for handling
Facilities
The airport, at its initial phase of development, does not have advanced facilities for passenger and aircraft operations like conventional airports. To compensate, it has the
See also
References
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- ^ a b Swain, Biswajit (9 January 2024). "All You Need To Know About Newly Built Malkangiri Airport". Sambad English. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates Malkangiri Airport, 7th In Odisha". Odisha Bytes. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Malkangiri airport in Odisha to be operational by 2024". Zee News. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Work on Malkangiri airport gets underway". The New Indian Express. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Jena, Suryakant (8 March 2022). "Odisha Govt Plans To Operationalise Malkangiri Airport By Jan 2024". Odisha TV. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Odisha govt sets December 2023 deadline for Malkangiri airport". The New Indian Express. 26 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Rout Shekhar, Himansu (7 January 2024). "Trial run held at Malkangiri airport successfully; pilot gives positive response". Odisha TV. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Sahoo Kumar, Akshaya (4 January 2024). "Malkangiri airport in Odisha all set to be operational this month". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Malkangiri Airport Set for Inauguration by CM Patnaik in Early January". NewsD. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.