Imphal Airport
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Imphal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Public Government of Manipur | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Imphal, Manipur | ||||||||||
Location | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 774 m / 2,540 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°45′36″N 093°53′48″E / 24.76000°N 93.89667°E | ||||||||||
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Imphal Airport (IATA: IMF, ICAO: VEIM), also known Bir Tikendrajit Airport, is a domestic upgraded new international airport located 7 km. south of Imphal, the capital of Manipur state in India. It is the second largest airport in northeastern India after Guwahati Airport.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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AirAsia India | Agartala, Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata |
Air India | Aizawl, Delhi, Dimapur, Guwahati, Kolkata |
Air KBZ | Charter: Mandalay |
Alliance Air | Dimapur, Guwahati |
IndiGo | Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Delhi, Dibrugarh,[4] Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mangalore |
Development
In June 2019, AAI implemented ₹3,400 crore (US$410 million) projects for the up-gradation of various airports in the northeastern region. ₹720 crore (US$86 million) will be spent for further upgradation of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport.[5] The project includes a ₹600 crore (US$72 million) integrated terminal building and airside infrastructure like new aircraft parking bays and link taxiways, a new air traffic control tower and a control and technical block.[6]
Incidents and accidents
- On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed while on approach to the airport, killing all 69 people on board.[7]
References
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-III" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-II" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Traffic News for the month of March 2020: Annexure-IV" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. 22 May 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 May 2020. url-status=live
- ^ "New Flights Information, Status & Schedule | IndiGo". www.goindigo.in.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
Media related to Imphal International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Imphal Airport at the Airports Authority of India