Kailashahar Airport
Kailashahar Airport कैलाशहर हवाई अड्डे | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Kailashahar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 m / 79 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′29″N 092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E | ||||||||||
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  IXH Location of airport in Tripura  IXH IXH (India) | |||||||||||
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Kailashahar Airport (IATA: IXH, ICAO: VEKR) is a non-operational[1] airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space.[2] The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is renovating the airport to make it operational by 2021[3] with an aim to facilitate operations at the airport under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
Airlines and destinations
There is currently no scheduled commercial air service to this airport.
References
- ^ "India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off". ThePrint. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Rs 2500cr to boost NE air connectivity". The Telegraph. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Abandoned Tripura airport likely to be operational by 2021". United News of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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