Shillong Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Shillong | ||||||||||
Location | Umroi, Shillong, Meghalaya, India | ||||||||||
Hub for | IndiGo | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 887 m / 2,910 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E | ||||||||||
Website | Shillong Airport | ||||||||||
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Shillong Airport (IATA: SHL, ICAO: VEBI) is a domestic airport serving Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, India. It is located at Umroi, situated 30 km (19 mi) from the city centre.
History
[edit]The airport was constructed in the mid-1960s and became operational in the mid-1970s. Land measuring 224.16 acres was acquired for expansion of the airport in 2009. The work commenced in June 2009 and was completed in May 2010.[4] The new terminal building, built at a cost of Rs. 30 crore, was inaugurated in June 2011.[5]
In 2015, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was allotted land for the further expansion of the airport.[6] In 2017, AAI upgraded infrastructure at Shillong, with the installation of an Instrument landing system (ILS), construction of two refuelling facilities, extension of runway and removal of flight-path obstructions.[7] The airport received its Category 3C license from the Indian DGCA in June 2019, allowing operations of Q400/ ATR 72 aircraft.[8] IndiGo began operations using an ATR-72 from Shillong on 20 July 2019 under the UDAN scheme with a daily flight from Kolkata airport.[9]
The present 6,000 ft runway was planned to be extended to about 8,000 feet to facilitate operation of narrow body jet aircraft like Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.[10] However, this would require the cutting of clusters of hillocks that would come in the way of approaching aircraft after the runway was extended. The cost of this obstacle removal was ₹ 8,000 Crores.[11] The Meghalaya Chief minister, Conrad Sangma stated that it would be difficult to go ahead with expansion of the airport at that cost.[12]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Airlines | Destinations |
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Alliance Air | Aizawl, Dimapur, Guwahati, Lilabari,[13] Tezpur |
IndiGo | Agartala, Dibrugarh,[14] Imphal,[15] Kolkata, Silchar |
SpiceJet | Delhi,[16] Kolkata[17] |
Statistics
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References
[edit]- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Expansion of Air Connectivity in North-East". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
- ^ "Shillong airport's new terminal to open on Saturday". The Economic Times. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Land handed over to AAI for Umroi Airport expansion work". The Shillong Times. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ Newman, Natalie (16 September 2017). "India's Shillong airport to be north eastern hub". Ch-aviation. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Umroi Airport gets nod to install advanced ILS". Shillong Times. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "IndiGo service begins at Shillong". The Assam Tribune. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Defence ministry refuses to give land for Shillong airport". Daily News & Analysis. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ Press Trust of India (3 July 2019). "Give list of hurdles that impede Boeing jet landing in Shillong: HC to DGCA". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "IFinancial probs deter expansion of Shillong airport". The Northeast Today. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "IndiGo New Flights Information". IndiGo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Three new flights to Raipur, Shillong from Kolkata | Kolkata News". The Times of India. 16 May 2019.
- ^ "SpiceJet connects Shillong to national capital". The Shillong Times. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ "SpiceJet Flight Schedule". SpiceJet. Retrieved 3 September 2023.