Lilabari Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Serves | North Lakhimpur | ||||||||||
| Location | Lilabari, North Lakhimpur, Assam, India | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 330 ft / 101 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°17′44″N 094°05′52″E / 27.29556°N 94.09778°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Lilabari Airport | ||||||||||
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Lilabari Airport (IATA: IXI, ICAO: VELR), also known as North Lakhimpur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of North Lakhimpur in Assam, India. It is located at Lilabari, 8 km (5.0 mi) north from the city centre.
History[edit]
The Lilabari airport project in Lakhimpur began following hectic campaigning and lobbying by local Member of Parliament (MP), Dr Ranee Narah from 1999 to 2003.[4] Construction of the airport had finished by 2003, and the terminal was inaugurated by then Union Civil Aviation Minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain.[4][5]
Current status[edit]
- As of 2013, the Lilabari airport in Lakhimpur is connected to Kolkata by an Air India Regional service on a daily basis.
- The airport is equipped with a night landing facility, and the runway is being modified to operate larger aircraft.[6]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alliance Air | Dibrugarh, Kolkata, Guwahati, Pasighat, Shillong,[7] Tezpur[8] |
Statistics[edit]
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Annual passenger traffic at IXI airport.
See Wikidata query.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annexure III – Passenger Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure II – Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Annexure IV – Freight Movement Data" (PDF). aai.aero. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b "N Lakhimpur upbeat over increased flights". Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Lilabari Airport". lakhimpur.nic.in. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "Assam: Lilabari Airport to Get Country's 4th Aviation Hub".
- ^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Lilabari Airport at Wikimedia Commons