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{{Short description|Airport in Odisha, India}}
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| owner = [[Government of Odisha]]
| operator = [[Airports Authority of India]]
| city-served = [[Malkangiri]]
| location = Nilimari, Malkangiri, [[Odisha]], [[India]]
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'''Malkangiri Airport''' {{airport codes|none|none}} is a [[domestic airport]] serving the city of [[Malkangiri]] in the state of [[Odisha]], [[India]]. It is owned by the [[Government of Odisha]], and is operated by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI). It is located at Nilimari, {{cvt|8|km}} south-east from the city centre. The airport has been developed as a regional airport under the [[Government of India|government]]'s [[UDAN|UDAN Scheme]].<ref name="SE2">{{cite news|last=Swain|first=Biswajit|title=All You Need To Know About Newly Built Malkangiri Airport|url=https://sambadenglish.com/all-you-need-to-know-about-newly-built-malkangiri-airport/|work=Sambad English|date=9 January 2024|access-date=9 January 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="OB">{{cite news|title=CM Naveen Patnaik Inaugurates Malkangiri Airport, 7th In Odisha|url=https://odishabytes.com/cm-naveen-patnaik-inaugurates-malkangiri-airport-7th-in-odisha/amp/|work=Odisha Bytes|date=9 January 2024|access-date=9 January 2024|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
To facilitate development, connectivity, socio-economic growth and [[tourism in Odisha]], especially in the [[Malkangiri district]], which is considered to be one of the most backward regions of [[India]] and that lies in the [[Red corridor]], in 2021, the [[Government of Odisha]] and the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] planned to construct an airport for [[Malkangiri]], under the [[Government of India|government]]'s [[UDAN|UDAN Scheme]], to encourage building more airports across the country and encourage people to travel by air for faster connectivity. Then, land acquisition of {{cvt|94.5|ha}} at a cost of {{INRConvert|29|c}} began in the latter half of the same year.<ref name="ZN">{{cite news|title=Malkangiri airport in Odisha to be operational by 2024|url=https://zeenews.india.com/aviation/malkangiri-airport-in-odisha-to-be-operational-by-2024-2443502.html|work=Zee News|date=9 March 2022|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TNIE">{{cite news|title=Work on Malkangiri airport gets underway|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/oct/13/work-on-malkangiriairport-gets-underway-2507693.html|work=The New Indian Express|date=13 October 2022|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref> The land included 74 acres of the government, 126 acres of private property and 33 acres of forest area. Around 55 families who needed to be shifted were included under the state rural housing scheme. So, houses were constructed for them, where all of them were rehabilitated and given compensation on time. In March 2022, the land acquisition was completed, and the Government of Odisha stated the airport would be completed by 2024, after two years of construction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jena|first=Suryakant|title=Odisha Govt Plans To Operationalise Malkangiri Airport By Jan 2024|url=https://odishatv.in/news/miscellaneous/odisha-govt-plans-to-operationalise-malkangiri-airport-by-jan-2024-172318|work=Odisha TV|date=8 March 2022|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref> The tenders for construction were invited by the state cabinet in September 2022, which was won by a [[Jeypore]]-based firm, Tarartarini Construction Pvt. Ltd. On 13 October 2022, the [[Cornerstone|foundation stone]] was laid for the project by the then [[District Magistrate]], Maheshwar Nayak, along with district revenue officials. Construction began on the same day, and was expected to be completed by December 2023, with flights beginning from January 2024.<ref name="TNIE"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Odisha govt sets December 2023 deadline for Malkangiri airport|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2023/feb/26/odisha-govt-sets-december-2023-deadline-for-malkangiri-airport-2551131.html|work=The New Indian Express|date=26 February 2023|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref> In December 2023, most of the construction work was completed, with the finishing works and testings of systems as the only remaining tasks that were underway. On 7 January 2024, the first trial run was successfully conducted at the airport.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rout Shekhar|first=Himansu|title=Trial run held at Malkangiri airport successfully; pilot gives positive response|url=https://odishatv.in/news/odisha/trial-run-held-at-malkangiri-airport-successfully-pilot-gives-positive-response--224552|work=Odisha TV|date=7 January 2024|access-date=9 January 2024|language=en}}</ref> The airport was completed and inaugurated by [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister]] [[Naveen Patnaik]] on 9 January 2024. After opening, the airport will be initially connected to [[Biju Patnaik International Airport|Bhubaneswar]] using a 9-seater [[Cessna 208 Caravan#Civilian|Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX]] type aircraft, and at a later date to [[Visakhapatnam Airport|Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="OB"/><ref name="SE2"/>

==Structure==
The airport has been built at a cost of {{INRConvert|70|c}}, and covers an area of around {{cvt|94.5|ha}} of land. It has a terminal building, a parking space for vehicles in its premises, an access road linking to the city, an apron for parking of aircraft, a {{cvt|1620|m}}-long and 30 m-wide runway suitable for handling [[ATR 72|ATR-72]] type aircraft, an [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower-cum-technical block and a fire station. The airport could be further expanded in the future from a Category 2B airport at present with the available land, to cater more passengers and handle larger aircraft, like the [[Airbus A320]] and [[Boeing 737]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sahoo Kumar|first=Akshaya|title=Malkangiri airport in Odisha all set to be operational this month|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/040124/malkangiri-airport-in-odisha-all-set-to-be-operational-this-month.html|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 January 2024|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name="SE"/>

==Facilities==
The airport, at its initial phase of development, does not have advanced facilities for passenger and aircraft operations like conventional airports. To compensate, it has the [[Signal square|'landing T']] on both sides of the runway, which is a tool that provides information to an aircraft from the ground, indicating the direction in which it should land, and a [[windsock]] to give the pilot a quick reference of wind direction and speed. There are all basic facilities for serving passengers in the terminal, similar to [[regional airport]]s. The airport will develop further in the coming years once it expands from its first phase.<ref>{{cite news|title=Malkangiri Airport Set for Inauguration by CM Patnaik in Early January|url=https://newsd.in/malkangiri-airport-set-for-inauguration-by-cm-patnaik-in-early-january/|work=NewsD|date=26 December 2023|access-date=5 January 2024|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Odisha]]
* [[UDAN|UDAN Scheme]]
* [[Tourism in Odisha]]
* [[Red corridor]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Airports in Odisha}}
{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Odisha]]
[[Category:Malkangiri district]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]

Malkangiri Airport - Revision history

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