Kota Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kota | ||||||||||
| Location | Kota, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 273 m / 896 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°09′36.39″N 075°50′44.27″E / 25.1601083°N 75.8456306°E | ||||||||||
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  KTU Location of the airport in Rajasthan  KTU KTU (India) | |||||||||||
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Kota Airport (IATA: KTU, ICAO: VIKO) is a domestic airport in Kota in the state of Rajasthan, India.
History
Spread over 152 acres, Kota Airport was originally built by the Royal family of the princely state of Kota and was taken over by the government in 1951. This Airport Also Known As Rajputana Airport. Originally serviced by Indian Airlines Dakota aircraft and later by Vayudoot and Jagson Airlines, shutdown of major industries and Kota becoming a major railway junction effected decreased demand for air transport and the withdrawal of the airlines.[1]
Current status
Since 1997, there have been no scheduled operations at this airport,[2] though there has been talk of Air India starting flights to Mumbai and Delhi.[3] The last airline to fly to Kota was Vayudoot. In 2005, it was reported that Airports Authority of India, which maintains the airport spends Rs. 6.3 million annually on maintenance, whereas the income is Rs. 600,000, while six acres of the airports property has been encroached upon by slums.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Indian Air Farce". The Indian Express. 16 January 2005. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Airports fail to lure airlines". The Times of India. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Coaching classes may spur flights to Kota". The Times of India. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2012.