Chitrakoot Airport Template:Airport codes is an operational domestic airport which serves the city of Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located at Dewangna in Chitrakoot district, Template:Cvt from the city center. The existing airstrip with a runway is currently owned by the Civil Aviation Department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[1] In January 2019, the State Government decided to expand the airstrip and construct an airport terminal by acquiring additional land from the forest department.[2] [3] The airport has a pre-fabricated passenger terminal covering 525 square meters and can accommodate 20 arriving and 20 departing passengers.[4][5][1] In October 2020, Gurugram-based Aviation Connectivity and Infrastructure Developers Pvt Ltd won the rights to operate flights from the airport to Kanpur, Prayagraj and Varanasi, under the government's UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme.[6] Currently, the airport is not operational, and the terminal is being handled only for private operations. To make it a full-fledged commercial airport, it is undergoing expansion, which includes a new 2,500-metre runway, suitable for handling Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 type aircraft, an apron, and a new passenger terminal.[7]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Development of Airport in UP. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ Yogi Adityanath govt plans airport terminal in Chitrakoot. The Times of India(29 January 2019). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ Untitled Page. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ Chitrakoot Tabletop Airport: चित्रकूट में यूपी का पहला टेबलटॉप एयरपोर्ट तैयार, जानें क्या है खासियत. Zee News(4 August 2022). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ Action Plan. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ UDAN 4.0: Air Taxi, Flybig new entrants; SpiceJet wins routes in Lakshadweep. CNBC TV18(5 October 2020). Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ New airport announced in UP, Lucknow, Prayagraj Airports to get new terminals. Zee News(2023-02-02). Retrieved 2023-02-02.