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{{Short description|Airport of Rajasthan, India}}
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'''Kishangarh Airport, Ajmer''' {{airport codes|KQH|VIKG}} is a [[regional airport]] situated at [[Kishangarh]] on [[National Highway 8 (India)|National Highway 8]], 27 km North-East of [[Ajmer]] in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|title=Focus on connecting small cities by air: Manmohan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/focus-on-connecting-small-cities-by-air-manmohan/article5153611.ece|access-date=23 September 2013|newspaper=The Hindu|date=21 September 2013}}</ref> The airport was inaugurated on 11 October 2017.<ref name="DC">{{cite news|title=Kishangarh airport, Ajmer inauguration ends decade long wait of Ajmer residents: CM Raje|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/kishangarh-airport-inauguration-ends-decade-long-wait-of-ajmer-residents-cm-raje.html|access-date=13 October 2017|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|date=12 October 2017}}</ref> It is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI), covers an area of 742 acres and has a 2,000 metre long [[runway]]. It is also famous for [[Bani Thani]] painting. The airport is expected to facilitate transport to the pilgrim sites like the Dargah of Khwaja Garib Nawaz, Pushkar and fort of [[Prithviraj Chauhan|Prithvi Raj Chauhan]] in the city of Ajmer.<ref name="deccanchronicle" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Manmohan Singh lays foundation stone of Kishangarh airport in Ajmer|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1891936/report-manmohan-singh-lays-foundation-stone-of-kishangarh-airport-in-ajmer|access-date=23 September 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=21 September 2013}}</ref>

== History ==
The original proposal for an airport at Kishangarh came following Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi|Rajiv Gandhi's]] visit to [[Ajmer]].<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes" /> Initial government efforts to acquire land for the project at Sardana had to be abandoned before the current location was chosen by the district administration.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes">{{cite news|title=Controversy over, Kishangarh airport to be final name|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-20/jaipur/42251764_1_ajmer-district-airports-authority-aai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925062656/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-20/jaipur/42251764_1_ajmer-district-airports-authority-aai|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=20 September 2013}}</ref> Kishangarh Airport, Ajmer is the first of over 100 airports that are to be built in [[India]] by 2020. The foundation stone of the project was laid by the then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Manmohan Singh]] in September 2013. The project was undertaken by the Airports Authority of India at a cost of about {{INR}}161 crores.<ref name="thehindu" /><ref name="deccanchronicle">{{cite news|title=More than 100 airports to connect small cities by 2020: PM |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130921/news-businesstech/article/more-100-airports-connect-small-cities-2020-pm |access-date=23 September 2013 |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |date=22 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922083649/http://deccanchronicle.com/130921/news-businesstech/article/more-100-airports-connect-small-cities-2020-pm |archive-date=22 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/2-years-on-Kishangarh-airport-script-still-awry/articleshow/47168769.cms 2 years on, Kishangarh airport script still awry]</ref> 441 acres of land was handed over for the project in 2013.<ref name="ET1">{{cite news|title=Kishangarh airport likely to be operationalised by July next year|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/52279539.cms|access-date=17 February 2017|newspaper= [[The Economic Times]]|date=15 May 2016}}</ref> Demands for naming the airport after Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Veer Teja Ji, Marble City and [[Prithviraj Chauhan]] .<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes" />
The airport was inaugurated on 11 October 2017 by the Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation [[Jayant Sinha]] and Chief Minister [[Vasundhara Raje]].<ref name="DC"/>

== Terminal and Facilities ==
The 2700 sq m passenger terminal building can handle 150 in and out-bound passengers per hour. Other features at the terminal include 6 [[Check-in kiosk|check-in]] counters, one X-ray screening machine for baggage screening and an elevated baggage conveyor belt in the arrivals terminal. The airport has parking space for 125 cars.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes_a" /> The terminal features three-dimensional murals made of marble, 'Bani Thani' portraits, the paintings of the Kishangarh school of paintings and fountains to give the project a local touch.<ref name="ET1"/>
The airport has a 2,000 metre long [[runway]] that will allow daytime operation of smaller aircraft. The [[Apron (airport)|parking apron]] is able to simultaneously accommodate two [[ATR (aircraft manufacturer)|ATR]] aircraft.<ref name="articles.timesofindia.indiatimes_a">{{cite news|title=Kishangarh airport to be operational in 36 months|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-22/jaipur/42291326_1_new-airport-kishangarh-airport-airport-official|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034213/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-09-22/jaipur/42291326_1_new-airport-kishangarh-airport-airport-official|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 September 2013|access-date=23 September 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=22 September 2013}}</ref>

India will generate 100 megawatt power from solar energy to light up the airport. Considering the scarcity of water in the area, AAI has built a water harvesting system at the airport as also a modern sewage treatment plant for re-use of water.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ajmer airport to run on solar energy|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Ajmer-airport-to-run-on-solar-energy/articleshow/50423447.cms|access-date= 2 March 2016|newspaper= [[The Times of India]]|date=3 January 2016}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
{{Airport destination list
|[[SpiceJet]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]<ref>https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/flight-from-kishangarh-to-mumbai-from-20-february-6675912/</ref>
|[[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport|Indore]], [[Surat Airport|Surat]]
}}

==References==
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{{Airports in India}}

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[[Category:Kishangarh]]
[[Category:Airports in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ajmer district]]
[[Category:Transport in Ajmer district]]
[[Category:2017 establishments in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Airports established in 2017]]

Kishangarh Airport - Revision history

>Dawnseeker2000 at 21:31, 24 June 2021