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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Ulundurpettai Airport''' is an unused airport near [[Ulundurpettai]] town. This airport was operated as an airbase by the [[British people|British]] during [[World War II]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Land on the runway of memories|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/feb/04/land-on-the-runway-of-memories-1566724.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> who later it left unused and turned it into barren land, although the airstrip remains undamaged.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New dot on aviation map|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2016/dec/29/new-dot-on-aviation-map-1554032.html|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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The [[Indian Coast Guard|Coast Guard of India]] tried to convert and use this airport, but this work was shelved for unknown reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nov 12|first=M. Gunasekaran / TNN /|last2=2009|last3=Ist|first3=06:14|title=Coast guard air station likely to be shifted to Ulundurpet {{!}} Chennai News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Coast-guard-air-station-likely-to-be-shifted-to-Ulundurpet/articleshow/5221087.cms|access-date=2020-11-26|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> This airstrip was last used during the opening ceremony of [[NLC India Limited|NLC India ltd]], for which Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] attended, landing at this airstrip.<br />
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Now this airstrip has been taken by the [[government of India]] with plans to construct a new airport under the [[UDAN|UDAN scheme.]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramakrishnan|first=T.|date=2016-11-22|title=Centre identifies 13 unserved airports in TN under Udan scheme|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Centre-identifies-13-unserved-airports-in-TN-under-Udan-scheme/article16722066.ece|access-date=2020-11-26|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Airports in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Defunct airfields in India]]<br />
[[Category:1940 establishments in India]]<br />
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