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{{Short description|Airport in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox airport
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| type = Public
| owner = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = Lalitpur
| location = [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| elevation-m = 360
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'''Lalitpur Airport''' is a proposed domestic airport and defunct airstrip in [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] owned by the [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/contact-us/lalitpur</ref><ref>https://www.aai.aero/en/node/92438</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WW2 Airstrip to be turned into new airport at Lalitpur|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/wwii-airstrip-to-be-turned-into-new-airport-at-lalitpur/articleshow/80276294.cms|website=www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Travelling to Ayodhya to be more convenient! AAI sanctions Rs 242 crore to develop airport in the holy city|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/travelling-to-ayodhya-to-be-more-convenient-aai-sanctions-rs-242-crore-to-develop-airport-in-the-holy-city/2209585/|website=www.financialexpress.com|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>

==History==
An Airstrip was built during [[World War 2]] in [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], but has been defunct ever since. The state government has plans twice to develop the existing airstrip into an airport as there is a large amount of land around the airport. It is owned by central government's [[Airports Authority of India]].<ref>https://www.aai.aero/en/airports/contact-us/lalitpur</ref><ref>https://www.aai.aero/en/node/92438</ref> Under state's current chief minister [[Yogi Adityanath]], the Uttar Pradesh Government gave approval for the development of an airport in [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh leads domestic market in aviation sector|url=https://wwwindiatoday.in/india/story/uttar-pradesh-leads-domestic-market-in-aviation-sector-1776485-2021-03-07|website=www.indiatoday.in|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Defence Corridor, Bundelkhand expressway, Lalitpur airport to turn Bundelkhand into earth’s heaven: Yogi Adityanath|url=https://www.defenceaviationpost.com/2021/03/aviation-infra-boost-in-bundelkhand-up-cm-announces-new-airport-in-lalitpur-details-here/|website=www.defenceaviationpost.com|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref> A previous attempt by former chief minister of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Akhilesh Yadav]] was made to develop the airstrip but the plans never took off.<ref>{{cite web|title=Defence Corridor, Bundelkhand expressway, Lalitpur airport to turn Bundelkhand into earth’s heaven: Yogi Adityanath|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/defence-corridor-bundelkhand-expressway-lalitpur-airport-to-turn-bundelkhand-into-earths-heaven-yogi-adityanath-7221539/|website=www.indianexpress.com|access-date=12 March 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Airports in India}}

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[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Proposed airports in Uttar Pradesh]]

Lalitpur Airport - Revision history

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