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{{Short description|Airport in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Akola Airport
| image =
| caption =
| image2 =
| caption2 =
| IATA = AKD
| ICAO = VAAK
| type = Public
| owner-oper =
| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Akola city|Akola]]
| location = [[Akola city|Akola]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| built = 1943
| metric-elev =
| elevation-f = 999
| elevation-m = 304
| coordinates = {{coord|20|41|56|N|077|03|31|E|display=inline,title}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = India Maharashtra#India
| pushpin_label = '''AKD'''
| r1-number = 10/28
| r1-length-f = 4,600
| r1-length-m = 1,400
| r1-surface = part [[concrete]], part [[asphalt]] or part [[bitumen]]-bound [[macadam]]
}}
'''Akola Airport''' {{Airport codes|AKD|VAAK}} is an [[airport]] located in [[Akola city|Akola]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Maharashtra]]. The airport can currently said to be non-functional for public use, as of now no public airplane services are available in Akola.It is natively called as Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Domestic Airport named after first State Agriculture Minister of India.

==History==
The airport was constructed in 1943 by the Public Works Department.<ref>{{cite web |title=Airstrips in Maharashtra |url=http://www.mahapwd.com/statistics/airstrips.htm |publisher= Maharashtra Public Works Department |access-date=3 February 2012 }}</ref> Airlines such as [[Vayudoot]] and Span Aviation had operated out of Akola in the past.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patel plans to upgrade Akola airport |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-01/nagpur/27964619_1_akola-airport-terminal-building-air-traffic-control-block |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065936/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-08-01/nagpur/27964619_1_akola-airport-terminal-building-air-traffic-control-block |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 1 October 2007 |access-date=7 January 2013}}</ref> The airport was developed in 2008 at an estimated cost of Rs 25 crore. A new terminal building, renovated at a cost of Rs 1.5 crore, has a new fire station, air traffic control block and other vital installations.<ref name = "TOI">{{cite news|title=AAI upgrade for Akola airport |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-26/nagpur/27777649_1_aai-airports-authority-akola-airport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927184533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-26/nagpur/27777649_1_aai-airports-authority-akola-airport |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 26 May 2008 |access-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> The 4,000-foot runway was extended to {{convert|4600|ft|m}} and a new [[precision approach path indicator]] and [[non-directional beacon]] navigation system added.

==Structure==
Akola airport has a part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam runway oriented 10/28, 4000 ft long and 100 ft wide. The airport covers an area of {{convert|196|acres|ha}}. The 90-metre by 100-metre [[Airport ramp|apron]] can accommodate two [[Fokker F27]] - sized aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=AAI website|url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/akola.jsp|access-date=20 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531154845/http://aai.aero/allAirports/akola.jsp|archive-date=31 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) has requested the State government provide additional land in order to extend the runway to {{convert|1800|m|ft}} to enable larger aircraft to use the airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sena alleges graft in Akola airport|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-18/nagpur/35889333_1_akola-airport-pdkv-runway-expansion |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216064444/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-12-18/nagpur/35889333_1_akola-airport-pdkv-runway-expansion |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 February 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date= 18 December 2012 |access-date=7 January 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Amravati Airport]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{WAD|VAAK}}
* {{ASN|AKD}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080323000737/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/akola.jsp Akola Airport] at [[Airports Authority of India]] web site

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[[Category:Airports in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Akola]]
[[Category:1943 establishments in India]]
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