Kailashahar Airport

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Kailashahar Airport

कैलाशहर हवाई अड्डे
  • IATA: IXH
  • ICAO: VEKR
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
LocationKailashahar
Elevation AMSL24 m / 79 ft
Coordinates24°18′29″N 092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E / 24.30806; 92.00722Coordinates: 24°18′29″N 092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E / 24.30806; 92.00722
Map
IXH is located in Tripura
IXH
IXH
Location of airport in Tripura
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 1,006 3,300 Asphalt

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] In December 2021, A group of 6 Persons of Airport Authority of India (AAI) conducted a Survey to start the airport soon 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[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Rs 2500cr to boost NE air connectivity". The Telegraph. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.

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