Rajkot Airport

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Rajkot Airport
AMSL
135 m / 443 ft
Coordinates22°18′33″N 070°46′46″E / 22.30917°N 70.77944°E / 22.30917; 70.77944
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RAJ is located in Gujarat
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RAJ
RAJ is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 1,843 6,047 Asphalt

Rajkot Airport (

Ahmedabad, Surat and Vadodara before all scheduled commercial operations were shifted to Rajkot International Airport on 10 September 2023. As of 2024, the airport remains open for general aviation, including VIP/VVIP traffic.[1]

Development

In 2019, the AAI began building an apron for parking of four Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 type aircraft to reduce waiting time for passengers at the airport. [2]

The airport suffered from considerable capacity restraints, due to the expansion of the city and because of the residential and commercial areas surrounding it. This rendered the plan to extend the runway beyond 1,800 metres infeasible, and the airport's hot and high climate compounded the airport's capacity constraints. As the airport was incapable of serving aircraft larger than Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 (which is the largest aircraft operating from the airport), a plan for an entirely new airport was launched.

Airlines and destinations

All scheduled commercial flights were shifted to the new Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar on 10 September 2023.[1]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at RAJ airport. See Wikidata query.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rajkot Airport shut: Commercial ops shift to new international airport today". The Indian Express. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ / "New apron to cut down waiting time for fliers". The Times of India. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2024. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)

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