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{{Short description|Airport in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindhia Gwalior Airport
| image =Gwalior Airport terminal.png
| image-width = 250
| caption =
| IATA = GWL
| ICAO = VIGR
| nativename =
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label = '''GWL'''
| type = Military/Public
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]/[[Airports Authority of India]]
| owner-oper =
| city-served = [[Gwalior]], [[Morena]], [[Bhind]], [[Datia]], [[Dabra]], [[Shivpuri]], [[Jhansi]], [[Mahoba]], [[Dholpur]], [[Sheopur]], [[Guna, India|Guna]], [[Orchha]]
| location = Maharajpur, [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| elevation-f = 617
| elevation-m = 188
| coordinates = {{coord|26|17|36|N|078|13|40|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time]]
| utc = +5:30
| website = [https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/gwalior Gwalior Airport]
| metric-rwy =
| r1-number = 06L/24R
| r1-length-f = 9,000
| r1-length-m = 2,743
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r2-number = 06R/24L
| r2-length-f = 9,000
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| stat-year = April 2021 – March 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 1,73,900 ({{increase}} 39.5%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = 1,431 ({{increase}} 35.7%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = —
| footnotes = Source: [[Airport Authority of India|AAI]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure III - Passenger Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex3.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex2.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data|url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Mar2k22Annex4.pdf|website=www.aai.aero|access-date=23 October 2022}}</ref>
}}

'''Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindhia Gwalior Airport''' {{airport codes|GWL|VIGR}} is a [[domestic airport]] and an [[Indian Air Force]] Station serving the city of [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. It is located in Maharajpur, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of the city premises. It is one of the six airports in Madhya Pradesh. The airport is spread over an area of {{convert|760|acre|abbr=off}}. The civil enclave is built on 29 acres of area. [[IndiGo]] and [[SpiceJet]] airlines operate scheduled flight services to and from the airport.

==Statistics==
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=GWL}}

==Airlines and destinations==

{{Airport-dest-list
|{{nowrap|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}} | [[Raja Bhoj Airport|Bhopal]], [[Jabalpur Airport|Jabalpur]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-alliance-air-to-start-flight-from-jabalpur-bhopal-gwalior | title=Bhopal: Alliance Air to start flight from Jabalpur-Bhopal-Gwalior }}</ref>
|[[IndiGo]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indigo-to-start-daily-flights-connecting-gwalior-with-indore-delhi-from-september-1-2510267|title=IndiGo to Start Daily Flights Connecting Gwalior with Indore, Delhi from September 1 }}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=David Casey |title=Routes In Brief: Rolling Daily Updates (W/C Nov. 14, 2022) |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/298965/routes-in-brief-rolling-daily-updates-wc-nov-14-2022/ |website=Routes |language=en |date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
|[[SpiceJet]] | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref name="SpiceJet schedule">{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet schedule|work=SpiceJet|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]] (resumes 26 March 2023), <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-spicejet-sg |title=SpiceJet Route Map | access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Pune Airport|Pune]]<ref name="SpiceJet schedule"/>
}}

==Structure==
The airport is spread over {{convert|760.7|acre|abbr=off}} and the terminal can handle 350 passengers per hour. The {{convert|100|x|150|m|adj=on}} apron can handle two [[Airbus A320]] and one small aircraft simultaneously.<ref>{{citation |title=AAI website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=10 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607022240/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Gwalior Air Base is the only operational air force base with two operational parallel runways. The second runway was built in February 2009 and became operational in October 2010.

==Accidents and incidents==
*On May 6, 2021 a [[Beechcraft 250]] belonging to the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] crashed while landing at the airport. The three crew were hospitalized with minor injuries. The aircraft was carrying [[Remdesivir]] injections, which were undamaged.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tomar |first=Shruti |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Plane carrying Remdesivir injections crash lands in MP's Gwalior |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/plane-carrying-remdesivir-injections-crash-lands-in-mp-s-gwalior-101620327054221.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref>
==Expansion==

The airport will get a new Terminal Building, ancillary buildings and car parking for ₹ 446 crore, under the airport's expansion project. The [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) has taken up the work for expansion of the airport. It includes the construction of the New Terminal Building of an area of 20,000 sq.m. to handle 1,400 peak hour passengers, ancillary buildings, car parking, city side development & other associated works at the airport. There will be some modern technologies, such as rainwater harvesting and solar energy will be used in the development of the new terminal building, by the commissioning of a new 2.5 GW solar power plant.
The project is expected to be completed by July 2023. The construction of the new apron and the taxiways including associated works for parking of 13 aircraft at the airport will be built at an estimated cost of ₹ 38.51 crore, will be completed by June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-16 |title=Gwalior Airport to get a new terminal building with world-class facilities |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/gwalior-airport-to-get-a-new-terminal-building-with-world-class-facilities-article-94901119 |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
<ref name="Gwalior new terminal"> "Gwalior new terminal" https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/gwalior-airport-to-get-new-terminal-ancillary-buildings-with-enhanced-capacity-at-the-cost-of-rs-446-crore-article-90423684</ref>

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport}}

{{Gwalior topics}}
{{Airports in India}}

{{Indian Air Force}}

[[Category:Airports in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Gwalior]]
[[Category:World War II sites in India]]
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