Agartala Airport
| Agartala Airport আগরতলা আইর্পর্ট Singerbhil Airport সিন্গের্ভিল আইর্পর্ট |
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IATA: IXA – ICAO: VEAT
 IXA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||
| Serves | Agartala, Tripura, India | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 47 ft / 14 m | ||
| Coordinates | 23°53′24″N 091°14′32″E / 23.89°N 91.24222°E | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 7,500 | 2,286 | Asphalt |
Agartala Airport (Bengali: আগরতলা আইর্পর্ট) or Singerbhil Airport (Bengali: সিন্গের্ভিল আইর্পর্ট)-(IATA: IXA, ICAO: VEAT) is located 12 km (6.5 nautical miles) northwest from the city of Agartala, the capital of the state of Tripura in India. It is administered by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).[1]
The airport connects Agartala to Kolkata and Guwahati. Several flights in Agartala-Kolkata and Agartala-Guwahati routes operate every day.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air India | Kolkata |
| Air India Regional | Guwahati, Imphal, Kolkata, Silchar |
| IndiGo | Ahmedabad, Delhi, Imphal, Kolkata |
| Jet Airways | Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati |
| SpiceJet | Bangalore, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai |
[edit] World War II
During World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Tenth Air Force 4th Combat Cargo Group, which flew C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma. The airport was used as a supply point from which the unit air-dropped pallets of supplies and ammunition to the advancing Allied forces on the ground.[2]
The 4th CCG operated from the airport during December 1944 and January 1945 when the unit moved to Chittagong.
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Civil Airport Agartala at Airports Authority of India
- ^ Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. ISBN 0-89201-092-4
[edit] External links
- Current weather for VEAT at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for VEAT at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Airport information for IXA/VEAT at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- Accident history for IXA/VEAT: Agartala-Singerbhil Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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