Template:Infobox airport Amravati Airport,Template:Airport codes is located in Belora, 15 kilometres south of Amravati, Maharashtra, India. It covers an area of 74.86 hectares and has a 4,500-foot runway, a Template:Convert by Template:Convert apron and a Terminal building.[1]
History
The airstrip, constructed by the Public Works Department in 1992,[2] was taken over by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in August 1997 and later transferred to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC). In February 2014, the Maharashtra government decided to lease the airport to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for 60 years for a monthly rent of Rs 100,000. The AAI will develop the airport over three years. The runway will be extended to 2,500 metres suitable for landing Airbus A-320 aircraft.[3]
And as per latest updates, it is came to know that the BELLORA AIRPORT (AMRAVATI) is going to start through the starting of 2020 and will be very soon operational.
Nagpur Flying Club
The Nagpur Flying Club has applied to Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for permission to shift its flying operations to Amravati airport.[4][5] Later 336 Acres land was handover to MADC in January 2015 to MADC for expansion.Template:Citation needed
See also
References
- ↑ M.I.D.C..
- ↑ Airstrips in Maharashtra. Maharashtra Public Works Department.
- ↑ Maha cabinet approves Amravati airport upgradation plan. Business Standard(18 February 2014).
- ↑ Flying Club shifting ops to Amravati. The Times of India(23 February 2011).
- ↑ Nagpur flying club may shift flying to Amravati. Times of India(21 May 2013).
External links
- Amravati Airport at MADC web site