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<div>{{Short description|Airport in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox airport<br />
| name = Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Terminal, Gwalior Airport<br />
| image = A USAF F-15C takes off from Gwalior Air Force Station during Cope India 04.JPG<br />
| image-width = 250<br />
| caption = A [[USAF]] [[F-15C]] departing the airport during [[Cope India]] 2004<br />
| IATA = GWL<br />
| ICAO = VIGR<br />
| nativename = <br />
| pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India<br />
| pushpin_label = '''GWL'''<br />
| type = Military/Public<br />
| owner = [[Indian Air Force]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Air Force]]/[[Airports Authority of India]]<br />
| owner-oper = <br />
| city-served = [[Gwalior]], [[Morena]], [[Bhind]], [[Datia]], [[Dabra]], [[Shivpuri]], [[Jhansi]], [[Dholpur]], [[Agra]], [[Sheopur]], [[Guna, India|Guna]], <br />
[[Etawah]], [[Orchha]]<br />
| location = Gwalior, [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| elevation-f = 617<br />
| elevation-m = 188<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26|17|36|N|078|13|40|E|type:airport_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time]]<br />
| utc = +5:30<br />
| website = <br />
| metric-rwy = <br />
| r1-number = 06L/24R<br />
| r1-length-f = 9,000<br />
| r1-length-m = 2,743<br />
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
| r2-number = 06R/24L<br />
| r2-length-f = 9,000<br />
| r2-surface = [[Asphalt]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Gwalior Airport''' {{airport codes|GWL|VIGR}} is a civil enclave airport at the Maharajpur Air Force Station {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} north-east of [[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].It is one of the six airports in [[Madhya Pradesh]] airports in Madhya Pradesh. The airport is spread over an area of {{convert|760|acre|abbr=off}}. Alliance Air and SpiceJet operate scheduled flight services to and from Gwalior.<br />
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==Statistics==<br />
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=GWL}}<br />
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==Airlines and destinations==<br />
{{Airport-dest-list<br />
|[[IndiGo]] | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Indore Airport|Indore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indigo-to-start-daily-flights-connecting-gwalior-with-indore-delhi-from-september-1-2510267</ref><br />
|[[SpiceJet]] | [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]],<ref name="SpiceJet schedule"/> [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Jaipur International Airport|Jaipur]], [[Jammu Airport|Jammu]],<ref name="SpiceJet schedule">{{cite web|url=https://www.spicejet.com/Schedules.aspx|title=SpiceJet schedule|work=SpiceJet|access-date=14 December 2020}}</ref> [[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]],<ref name="SpiceJet schedule"/> [[Pune Airport|Pune]]<ref name="SpiceJet schedule"/><br />
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==Structure==<br />
The airport is spread over {{convert|760.7|acre|abbr=off}} and the terminal can handle 350 passengers per hour. The {{convert|100|x|150|m|adj=on}} apron can handle two [[Airbus A320]] and one small aircraft simultaneously.<ref>{{citation |title=AAI website |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |access-date=10 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607022240/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/Jodhpur_technicalinfo.jsp |archive-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Gwalior Air Base is the only operational air force base with two operational parallel runways. The second runway was built in February 2009 and became operational in October 2010.<br />
==Accidents and incidents==<br />
*On May 6, 2021 a [[Beechcraft 250]] belonging to the state of [[Madhya Pradesh]] crashed while landing at the airport. The three crew were hospitalised with minor injuries. The aircraft was carrying [[Remdesivir]] injections, which were undamaged.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tomar |first=Shruti |date=May 7, 2021 |title=Plane carrying Remdesivir injections crash lands in MP’s Gwalior |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/plane-carrying-remdesivir-injections-crash-lands-in-mp-s-gwalior-101620327054221.html |work=The Hindustan Times |location= |access-date=May 9, 2021}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category-inline|Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Airport}}<br />
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{{Gwalior topics}}<br />
{{Airports in India}}<br />
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{{Indian Air Force}}<br />
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[[Category:Airports in Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Gwalior]]<br />
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