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{{Infobox airport
| name = Jhansi Airstrip
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| nativename-r = Army Aviation Corps
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| caption = Jhansi airstrip
| IATA =
| ICAO = VIJN
| type = Military
| owner =
| operator = [[Indian Army]]
| city-served = [[Jhansi]]
| location = [[Jhansi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| pushpin_label = '''VIJN'''
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh
| elevation-f = 801
| elevation-m = 244
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| r1-number = 15/33
| r1-length-f = 3630
| r1-length-m = 1106
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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'''Jhansi Airstrip''' {{Airport codes||VIJN}} is a military airstrip situated in [[Jhansi]] city in the [[Bundelkhand]] region of Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], which is run by the [[Army Aviation Corps (India)|Army Aviation Corps]] and owned by [[Uttar Pradesh Government]]. The airstrip covers an area of 198 acres.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/govt-has-set-norms-for-attracting-fdi-for-development-of-airports-ajit-singh-to-ls-113031300200_1.html|title=Govt has set norms for attracting FDI for development of airports: Ajit Singh to LS |publisher= [[Business Standard]]| date= 13 March 2013 | access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref> Establishment of an airport was proposed by government by upgrading the existing government airstrip,<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><ref>{{Cite web|title=Development of Airport in UP|url=http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm|access-date=2020-07-13|website=cadup.gov.in}}</ref> which is now replaced by a new greenfield airport project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=दिगारा और कोछाभांवर से 'उड़ान' भरेगी झांसी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi-will-fly-udaan-from-digara-and-kochhabhanwar-jhansi-news-jhs210003219 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

== History ==
Jhansi airport was handed over by the DGCA to the [[National Airports Authority]] in 1986. The airport was then handed over for maintenance to the UP Government. In 1990, the State Government handed over the air field to the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/ajit-singh-seeks-meerut-airport-for-aai-112111603017_1.html|title=Ajit Singh seeks Meerut Airport for AAI |publisher= [[Business Standard]]| date= 16 November 2012 | access-date=11 April 2022}}</ref>

==Extension plan==
The Uttar Pradesh government has prepared a blueprint to expand and develop Jhansi airport to open up the backward Bundelkhand region for tourism. Its development as a civil airport would facilitate easy access to [[Khajuraho]] (150 km away in [[Madhya Pradesh]]) and boost to tourism in and around Jhansi, which is the nerve centre of Bundelkhand. The airstrip has existed from the British days and is largely used for military purposes. the clearances for development of the airstrip into a full-fledged airport has been given by highest level in the state.
Through Reigional connectivity scheme soon a Jhansi-Lucknow flight will start.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.igovernment.in/site/uttar-pradesh-plans-develop-jhansi-airport-39569 |title=Uttar Pradesh plans to develop Jhansi airport |publisher=www.igovernment.in |date=1 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321093043/http://www.igovernment.in/site/uttar-pradesh-plans-develop-jhansi-airport-39569 |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref>

Lucknow-Jhansi route was selected under UDAN 2,but flight operations have not commenced yet.
Jhansi-Agra and Jhansi-Khajuraho routes have been suggested for UDAN 3 by the government.
==New Airport==
In December 2021, [[Amar Ujala]] newspaper reported that extension plans are replaced by a new Greenfield Airport proposal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=दिगारा और कोछाभांवर से 'उड़ान' भरेगी झांसी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/jhansi-will-fly-udaan-from-digara-and-kochhabhanwar-jhansi-news-jhs210003219 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Amausi Airport|Lucknow International Airport]]
* [[Varanasi Airport|Varanasi International Airport]]
* [[Noida International Airport]]
* [[Kanpur Airport]]
* [[Allahabad Airport]]
* [[Ayodhya Airport]]
* [[Sultanpur Airport]]

==References==
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== External links ==

{{Airports in India}}

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[[Category:Indian Air Force bases]]
[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Transport in Jhansi]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jhansi]]

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