Template:Infobox airport Imphal International AirportTemplate:Efn Template:Airport codes, formerly known as the Tulihal International AirportTemplate:Efn and currently officially renamed as the Bir Tikendrajit International AirportTemplate:Efn,[1][2] 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 North-East India after Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati and Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala.
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Airlines and destinations
Development
In June 2019, Airports Authority of India (AAI) implemented Template:INRConvert projects for the upgradation of various airports in the northeastern region. Template:INRConvert will be spent for further upgradation of Imphal Airport.[3] The project includes a Template:INRConvert integrated terminal building and airside infrastructure like new aircraft parking bays and link taxiways, a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower and a control and technical block.[4]
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.[5]
Accidents and incidents
- On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed while on approach to the airport, killing all 69 people on board.[6]
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See also
Notes
References
- ↑ Renaming of Imphal Int'l Airport evokes reactions; orgs. demand revocation of resolution - Eastern Mirror. easternmirrornagaland.com(2019-08-30). Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ↑ Bir Tikendrajit International Airport Opposition raised against new name. www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ↑ Agartala airport to be 3rd international airport in northeast. Economic Times(18 June 2019). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ↑ Kitco to set up new terminal building at Imphal airport. The Hindu(19 March 2019). Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ↑ 4 Bidders for Imphal Airport's New Terminal Contract. The Metro Rail Guy(22 April 2022). Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF), Ranter, Harro. aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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External links
- Imphal Airport at the Airports Authority of India
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