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{{Short description|Upcoming airport in Datia, Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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'''Datia Airport''' is an airstrip located in the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. The airport currently has two scheduled services connecting [[Bhopal airport|Bhopal]] and [[Khajuraho Airport|Khajuraho]], and is mainly used by private aircraft and [[Air Taxi|air taxis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/LIST-UNSERVED-AS-ON22NOV16.pdf|title=AAI unserved and underserved airports|website=aai.aero}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/datia-news/now-datia-will-start-air-service-1590895/|title=दतिया से हवाई सेवा|website=Patrika News|accessdate=6 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-GWA-HMU-air-service-will-also-start-from-datia-5647431-NOR.html|title=दतिया से भी शुरू होगी हवाई सेवा, हवाई पट्टी पर उतरा 10 सीटर प्लेन|date=July 16, 2017|website=Dainik Bhaskar}}</ref> There are plans to open a flight school at the airstrip.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bansalnews.com/khabrein-gwalior-se/-pilot-academy-will-open-on-datia-airstrip/369385-144.html|title=Pilot Academy to open at Datia Airstrip|website=bansalnews.com|access-date=2020-07-29|archive-date=2020-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729115057/https://bansalnews.com//khabrein-gwalior-se/-pilot-academy-will-open-on-datia-airstrip/369385-144.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Expansion==
In 2023, [[Airport Authority of India]] started to upgrade the airstrip into a new airport which is also near historical [[Jhansi]] city of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>[https://www.aai.aero/en/node/345030 DEVELOPMENT OF DATIA AIRPORT FOR OPERATION OF 19 SEATER AIRCRAFT. SH: PAVEMENT WORKS]</ref><ref>[https://www.aai.aero/en/node/346511 DEVELOPMENT OF DATIA AIRPORT FOR OPERATION OF 19 SEATER AIRCRAFT. SH: DETAILED DESIGNING, ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF TERMINAL BUILDING, ATC TOWER AND OTHER ASSOCIATED WORKS.]</ref> The proposed airport is 29 kilometres away from [[Jhansi]] City and will serve both cities of [[Datia]] and [[Jhansi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhansi News: दतिया से शुरू होगी हवाई सेवा, झांसी वालों की भी बढ़ेगी सुविधा |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/air-service-will-start-from-datia-the-convenience-of-jhansi-people-will-also-increase-jhansi-news-c-11-1-jhs1002-100566-2023-05-23 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> On 21 August 2023, India's [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|civil aviation minister]] [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]] laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the airstrip into a full-fledged airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hindi.news24online.com/state/madhya-pradesh/madhya-pradesh-6th-airport-built-in-datia-cm-shivraj-jyotiraditya-scindia-narottam-mishra-on-foundation-mpap/312532/|title=MP के इस शहर में बनेगा प्रदेश का 6वां एयरपोर्ट, CM शिवराज ज्योतिरादित्य सिंधिया करेंगे शिलान्यास|work=News 24 Hindi|accessdate=21 August 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]

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Datia Airport - Revision history

Pt.debotosh dey at 17:46, 11 April 2026