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{{short description|Airport in Manipur, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox airport
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| caption =
| location = Tulihal, [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| metric-elev = yes
| elevation-m = 774
| coordinates = {{Coord|24|45|36|N|093|53|48|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label = '''IMF'''
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| metric-rwy = Yes
| name = Imphal International Airport
| image = Imphal airport.jpg
| image-width = 300
| IATA = IMF
| ICAO = VEIM
| pushpin_map = India Manipur#India
| type = Public
| owner = [[Government of Manipur]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| owner-oper =
| city-served = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| elevation-f = 2,540
| website = {{URL|https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/imphal|Imphal Airport}}
| r1-number = 04/22
| r1-length-m = 2,746
| stat-year = April 2021 - March 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data = 8,14,913 ({{increase}} 65.4%)
| stat2-header = Aircraft movement
| stat2-data = 8,811 ({{increase}} 55.1%)
| stat3-header = Cargo tonnage
| stat3-data = 7,195 ({{increase}} 48.7%)
| 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=7 July 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=7 July 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=7 July 2022}}</ref>
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Manipur
}}
'''Imphal International Airport'''{{efn|"Imphal International Airport" is the most common name but not the official name of the airport. It is called so because it is located in the [[Imphal]] city of [[Manipur]].}} {{airport codes|IMF|VEIM}}, formerly known as the '''Tulihal International Airport'''{{efn|"Tulihal International Airport" is named after "Ebudhou Tulihal", a [[Meitei religion|Meitei]] guardian deity of the area where the airport is located.}} and currently officially renamed as the '''Bir Tikendrajit International Airport'''{{efn|"Bir Tikendrajit International Airport" is named after [[Tikendrajit Singh|Bir Tikendrajit]] ([[Meitei language|Meitei name]]: ''Athouba Koirengsana''), a [[Meitei people|Meitei prince]] of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]] of [[Manipur Kingdom]].}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-30 |title=Renaming of Imphal Int'l Airport evokes reactions; orgs. demand revocation of resolution - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/renaming-of-imphal-intl-airport-evokes-reactions-orgs-demand-revocation-of-resolution/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bir Tikendrajit International Airport Opposition raised against new name |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/8/29/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Aug-28-Expressing-disappointment-at-the-renaming-of-Tulihal-International-Airport-as-Bir-Tikendrajit-International-Airport-the-Indigenous-People-s-Association-of-Kangl.amp.html |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref> is an [[international airport]] serving [[Imphal]], the capital of [[Manipur]], [[India]], located 7 km south from the city centre. It is the second largest and the third-busiest airport in [[Northeast India|North-East India]] after [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]] in [[Guwahati]] and [[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport]] in [[Agartala]].

[[File:Trilingual signboard in the Imphal International Airport (Tulihal International Airport) displaying in Meitei, Hindi and English languages.jpg|thumb|300px|A [[trilingual]] signboard in the airport displaying in [[Meitei language|Meitei]] (officially called [[Manipuri language|Manipuri]]), Hindi and English]]

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

== Airlines and destinations ==

{{Airport-dest-list
|{{nowrap|[[AirAsia India]]}}|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]

|[[Air India]]|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dibrugarh Airport|Dibrugarh]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220903-aiaug22|title=Air India domestic service increases from August 2022|work=Aeroroutes|accessdate=3 September 2022}}</ref> [[Dimapur Airport|Dimapur]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]]

|[[Air KBZ]]|'''Charter:''' [[Mandalay International Airport|Mandalay]]

|[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]| [[Lengpui Airport|Aizawl]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule|url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/three-new-flights-connecting-assam-arunachal-meghalaya-manipur-mizoram-launched-check-schedule/ar-AA13xvZQ|work=Times Now|date=30 October 2022|access-date=30 October 2022|language=en}}</ref> [[Dimapur Airport|Dimapur]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airindia.in/alliance-air.htm|title=Alliance Air Schedule|publisher=[[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Silchar Airport|Silchar]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Alliance Air Flags Off Silchar–Imphal Flight Service: 30 Passengers To Reach Destination In 35 Mins|url=https://www.barakbulletin.com/en_US/alliance-air-flags-off-silchar-imphal-flight-service-30-passengers-to-reach-destination-in-35-mins/|work= Barak Bulletin|date=25 November 2022|access-date=26 November 2022|language=en}}</ref>

|[[FlyBig]]|[[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Tezu Airport|Tezu]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Regional carrier Flybig introduces Guwahati-Tezu-Imphal flight|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/industry/aviation/story/regional-carrier-flybig-introduces-guwahati-tezu-imphal-flight-348252-2022-09-27|work=Business Today|date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022|language=en}}</ref>

|[[IndiGo]]|[[Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport|Agartala]], [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goindigo.in/information/new-flights.html|title=New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo|website=www.goindigo.in}}</ref> [[Dibrugarh Airport|Dibrugarh]], [[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport|Guwahati]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]], [[Shillong Airport|Shillong]]<ref name="Shillong New Flights">{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/aaishillong/status/1376519517371658242/photo/1|title=Shillong Airport new flights schedule|work=Twitter|accessdate=31 March 2021}}</ref>|}}

== Development ==
[[File:A Child Care Room in the Imphal International Airport, showing multilingualism of Meitei, Hindi and English.jpg|thumb|300px|A Child Care Room in the Imphal International Airport with a signboard in [[Meitei language|Meitei]], [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] languages, showing official [[multilingualism in India]].]]
In June 2019, [[Airport Authority of India|Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) implemented {{INRConvert|3400|c}} projects for the upgradation of various airports in the northeastern region. {{INRConvert|720|c}} will be spent for further upgradation of Imphal Airport.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/agartala-airport-to-be-3rd-international-airport-in-northeast/articleshow/69836963.cms|title=Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in northeast|newspaper=Economic Times|access-date=20 June 2019|date=18 June 2019}}</ref> The project includes a {{INRConvert|600|c}} integrated terminal building and airside infrastructure like new aircraft parking bays and link taxiways, a new [[Air traffic control|Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower and a control and technical block.<ref name="TH1">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/kitco-to-set-up-new-terminal-building-at-imphal-airport/article26580342.ece|title=Kitco to set up new terminal building at Imphal airport |newspaper= [[The Hindu]]|access-date=11 November 2019|date=19 March 2019}}</ref>

The new terminal building will have an area of 28,125 sq.m. to handle 1,200 peak hour passengers (200 international & 1,000 domestic), an apron with 4 [[aerobridges]] and 8 parking bays for [[Airbus A321]] type aircraft, 2 link taxiways, and an ATC tower.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2022 |title=4 Bidders for Imphal Airport's New Terminal Contract |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2022/04/22/4-bidders-for-imphal-airports-new-terminal-contract/ |access-date=23 April 2022 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==
* On 16 August 1991, [[Indian Airlines Flight 257]] crashed while on approach to the airport, killing all 69 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910816-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=19 July 2019}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Imphal International Airport Visit.jpg
File:Sign at childcare room, Imphal airport.jpg
</gallery>
== See also ==
* [[Kangla Helipad]] ([[Manung Kangjeibung]])
== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Air Force Historical Research Agency}}

== External links ==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121009062805/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/imphal_gen.jsp Imphal Airport] at the Airports Authority of India

{{Airports in India}}
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[[Category:Airports in Manipur]]
[[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in British India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Imphal]]
[[Category:World War II sites in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Imphal]]
[[Category:Airports with year of establishment missing]]

Imphal Airport - Revision history

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