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{{Infobox airport<br />
| name = Andhau Airstrip, Ghazipur<br />
| image =<br />
| IATA = <br />
| ICAO = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh<br />
| pushpin_label = <br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| type = Reserve<br />
| owner = Uttar Pradesh Government<br />
| operator =<br />
| city-served =<br />
| location = [[Ghazipur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| elevation-f = 230<br />
| elevation-m = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.6155077|83.5606442|type:airport|display=inline}}<br />
| website = <br />
| r1-number = 08/26<br />
| r1-length-f = 4800<br />
| r1-length-m = 1820<br />
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
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'''Andhau Airstrip, Ghazipur''' is an [[airstrip]], situated in [[Ghazipur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located on the Ghazipur-Mau Road, 7 kilometres from Ghazipur.<br />
The airstrip is owned by the State Government.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cadup.gov.in/airfields.htm | title = Airstrips owned by Government of Uttar Pradesh | publisher = Directorate of Civil Aviation- Uttar Pradesh |access-date = 31 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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== Airlines and destinations ==<br />
The airport/airstrip has only unscheduled chartered flights.<br />
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==Proposed airport==<br />
At present it doesn't has any basic facilities of airport like a terminal building or air traffic control. In January 2019, it was proposed to develop as an airport under UDAN III by central government.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/DETAILS-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf| title = Unserved airports | publisher = [[Airports Authority of India]] |access-date = 31 January 2019}}</ref> But nothing is done after that.<br />
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==History==<br />
The airstrip was set up by the British Administration during [[World War II]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dailyo.in/variety/how-multi-modal-transport-can-make-varanasi-an-economic-hub-pm-modi-bjp-national-waterway/story/1/27757.html |title = How India's first multi-modal terminal on Ganga can make Varanasi an economic hub | publisher = DailyO | date = 13 November 2018 | access-date = 31 January 2019}}</ref> is spread over 63 acres and has a 4,800&nbsp;ft (1,463 m) runway with asphalt surface. It is located at an elevation of 230&nbsp;ft (70 m) above mean sea level. In January 2019, [[SpiceJet]] was awarded routes to [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]] and [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]] from this airport as part of the government's Regional Connectivity Scheme, UDAN III.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/six-flights-from-kolkata-two-each-from-andal-kalaikunda/articleshow/67735076.cms |title = Six flights from Kolkata, two each from Andal, Kalaikunda | work = [[The Times of India]] | date = 29 January 2019 | access-date = 31 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://centreforaviation.com/members/direct-news/spicejet-awarded-36-new-sectors-under-udan-iii-457796 |title = SpiceJet awarded 36 new sectors under UDAN III | publisher = Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation | date = 30 January 2019 | access-date = 31 January 2019}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Ghazipur]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Ghazipur]]<br />
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