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{{Short description|Domestic airport in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Chitrakoot Airport
| nativename = चित्रकूट एयरपोर्ट
| native name-a =
| native name =
| image =
| image-width = 250
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| caption =
| IATA = CWK
| ICAO = VECT
| pushpin_map = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_label = '''CWK'''
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Public
| owner = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/up-govt-signs-mou-with-aai-to-operate-5-airports20220701221519/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>
| city-served = [[Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi)|Chitrakoot]]
| location = Dewanga, [[Chitrakoot district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| opened = {{start date and age|2024|||df=y|p=n|br=n}}
| elevation-f = 1050
| elevation-m =
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.167694|N|80.935800|E|type:airport}}
| website =
| metric-elev =
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| r1-number = 06/24
| r1-length-f = 4,593
| r1-length-m = 1,400
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number =
| r2-length-f = 8,202
| r2-length-m = 2,500
| r2-surface = Under construction
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| footnotes = Source: http://cadup.gov.in/
}}

'''Chitrakoot Airport''' {{airport codes|CWK|VECT}} is an operational [[domestic airport]] which serves the city of [[Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi)|Chitrakoot]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located at Dewangna in [[Chitrakoot district]], {{cvt|12|km}} from the city center. The existing airstrip with a runway is currently owned by the Civil Aviation Department of the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |url=http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm |title=Development of Airport in UP |access-date=10 March 2019 |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022072608/http://www.cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In January 2019, the State Government decided to expand the airstrip and construct an airport terminal by acquiring additional land from the forest department.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yogi Adityanath govt plans airport terminal in Chitrakoot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/yogi-adityanath-govt-plans-airport-terminal-in-chitrakoot/articleshow/67733376.cms |access-date=6 October 2020 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=29 January 2019}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4 |title=Untitled Page |access-date=10 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003126/http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
The airport has a pre-fabricated passenger terminal covering 525 square meters and can accommodate 20 arriving and 20 departing passengers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chitrakoot Tabletop Airport: चित्रकूट में यूपी का पहला टेबलटॉप एयरपोर्ट तैयार, जानें क्या है खासियत |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/hindi/india/states/news-chitrakoot-tabletop-airport-ready-inaugurate-1475-meter-long-and-23-meter-wide-runway-ready-4043189 |work=Zee News |date=4 August 2022 |access-date=2 February 2023 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Action Plan |url=http://cadup.gov.in/writereaddata/pdf/apChitrakoot.pdf |access-date=6 October 2020 |work=Civil Aviation Department}}</ref><ref name="auto" />
In October 2020, Gurugram-based Aviation Connectivity and Infrastructure Developers Pvt Ltd won the rights to operate flights from the airport to [[Kanpur]], [[Prayagraj]] and [[Varanasi]], under the government's [[UDAN]] Regional Connectivity Scheme.<ref>{{cite news |title=UDAN 4.0: Air Taxi, Flybig new entrants; SpiceJet wins routes in Lakshadweep |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/aviation/udan-40-air-taxi-flybig-new-entrants-spicejet-wins-routes-in-lakshadweep-7108071.htm |access-date=6 October 2020 |newspaper=[[CNBC TV18]] |date=5 October 2020}}</ref> Currently, the airport is not operational, and the terminal is being handled only for private operations. To make it a full-fledged commercial airport, it is undergoing expansion, which includes a new 2,500-metre runway, suitable for handling [[Airbus A320 Family|Airbus A320]] and [[Boeing 737]] type aircraft, an apron, and a new passenger terminal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-02 |title=New airport announced in UP, Lucknow, Prayagraj Airports to get new terminals |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/new-airport-announced-in-up-lucknow-prayagraj-airports-to-get-new-terminals/ar-AA171mBa |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Zee News |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Statistics==
{{Bar chart
| title = Monthly Passengers
| label_type = Month
| data_type = Passengers
| bar_width = 20
| width_units = em
| data_max = 300
| label1 = July 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Jul2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data1 = 115
| label2 = August 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Aug2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data2 = 173
| label3 = September 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Sep2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data3 = 215
| label4 = October 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Oct2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data4 = 219
| label5 = November 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Nov2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data5 = 76
| label6 = December 2024<ref>https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Dec2k24Annex3.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2025}}</ref>
| data6 = 12
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Airports in India}}
[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Chitrakoot district]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]

Chitrakoot Airport - Revision history

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