Shirdi Airport
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AMSL 1,909 ft / 582 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°41′19″N 074°22′44″E / 19.68861°N 74.37889°E | ||||||||||
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Shirdi Airport (
History
The Ahmednagar district administration officially acquired land for the greenfield airport project on 22 December 2009.[9] The Rs. 340 crore airport project was part of the State Government's effort to promote religious tourism at Shirdi, known for the temple of
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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IndiGo | Bangalore,[16] Chennai,[17] Delhi,[18] Hyderabad, Indore,[19] Vijayawada[20] |
SpiceJet[21] | Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad |
Statistics
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Infrastructure
The airport is equipped with a runway 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in length. The terminal covers 2,750 square metres (29,600 sq ft) and has a capacity for 500 passengers daily.[22] In July 2019, the state government gave approvals for the extension of the runway from 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) to 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), construction of a new terminal building to increase hourly passenger capacity from 300 per hour to 1000 per hour and operationalisation of night-landing facilities at the airport. A
See also
References
- ^ "Shirdi gets international airport". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Shirdi gets international airport". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- Daily News & Analysis. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Shirdi gets international airport". Deccan Herald. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Flights to Shirdi airport likely by October". The Indian Express. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Shirdi airport work in full swing: Official". The Times of India. 2 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Shirdi airport to become operational by Dec 2011". The Times of India. 11 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- Daily News & Analysis. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ Indian Express. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ^ "Shirdi Airport to be completed in 3 years: Sahay". NewKerela.com. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "Maha govt seeks aerodrome licence for Shirdi airport". Business Standard. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "First test flight from Mumbai lands at Shirdi airport in 45 minutes". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Indigo to operate 22 new domestic flights from 28 March". www.livemint.com. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
- ^ "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
- ^ "IndiGo to commence Indore-Shirdi service in Mar-2023". CAPA. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "INDIGO 1H23 DOMESTIC ROUTES ADDITION SUMMARY – 05MAR23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Shirdi, India to open to commercial traffic in early 4Q17". ch-aviation. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Shirdi airport takes step forward to bag 24x7 tag". The Times of India. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.