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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	Yavatmal Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 08/26, 1400 metres long and 45 metres wide, an [[Airport ramp\|apron]] measuring 80 by 60 metres and a small terminal building.		Yavatmal Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 08/26 , 1400 metres long and 45 metres wide, an [[Airport ramp\|apron]] measuring 80 by 60 metres and a small terminal building.
			==Purpose==
			To accelerate the industrial development in district the airport was constructed. Apart from this, Yavatmal Airport was also develop as an alternative to park International Aircraft Keeping in the view Multi-Modal International Passenger and Cargo Hub Airport at Nagpur(Mihan)

	==Airlines and destinations==		==Airlines and destinations==

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{{Short description|Airport in Yavatmal, India}}
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''' Jawaharlal Darda Airport''' is a public [[airport]] located 9 Kilometres east of the city of [[Yavatmal]], in the [[Vidarbha]] region of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]].

==History==
Yavatmal Airport was constructed in 1998 by the [[Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation]].
<ref>
{{cite web |title=M.I.D.C. |url=http://www.midcindia.org/Pages/SectorialStrength.aspx#10 |access-date=22 September 2011 }}</ref> The airport was largely under-used being used only for government-operated aircraft. With the aim to facilitate increase in air traffic, which in turn, would help boost trade in the region, the Maharashtra State Industries Ministry began the process of modernisation of MIDC airports in 2006. It floated tenders inviting private parties to draw out a plan for airport operations.<ref name = "IE6">{{cite news|title=MIDC-run airports set for makeover |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/midcrun-airports-set-for-makeover/329583/ |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date= 1 July 2008 |access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref>[[Reliance Infrastructure#Reliance Airport Project|Reliance Airport Developers Ltd]] offered the highest bid (Rs 27 crore) for [[Latur Airport|Latur]], [[Nanded Airport|Nanded]] and Yavatmal.<ref name = "TOI">{{cite news|title=Reliance Airport gets five projects on lease |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/india-business/28178331_1_greenfield-airport-reliance-airport-developers-midc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183635/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/india-business/28178331_1_greenfield-airport-reliance-airport-developers-midc |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 September 2012 |date= 6 Aug 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref>
Yavatmal's 113.93 hectare airport premises were leased for 95 years to Reliance Airport Developers Ltd on 30 October 2009.
<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt pays for Yavatmal airport expansion despite leasing it out |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-18/nagpur/28134406_1_midc-baramati-and-osmanabad-airports-yavatmal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928085254/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-18/nagpur/28134406_1_midc-baramati-and-osmanabad-airports-yavatmal |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2012 |date= 18 May 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref>
Reliance is keen to set up a facility for recycling aero parts at Yavatmal airport.<ref>{{cite news|title=R-Infra sets sights on international airports|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-08-26/news/27624595_1_regional-airports-reliance-infrastructure-reliance-airport-developers |publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date= 26 Aug 2010 |access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

==Structure==
Yavatmal Airport has one asphalt runway, oriented 08/26, 1400 metres long and 45 metres wide, an [[Airport ramp|apron]] measuring 80 by 60 metres and a small terminal building.

==Airlines and destinations==
Currently there are no operations handled.
Just private & govt. Planes can be landed for special purposes.

==See also==
* [[Reliance Infrastructure]]
* [[Nanded Airport|Guru Gobind Singhji Airport]] - [[Nanded]]
* [[Latur Airport]]
* [[Baramati Airport]]
* [[Osmanabad Airport]]
* Yavatmal airport

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Airports in India}}

[[Category:Airports in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Yavatmal]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Airports established in 1998]]

Yavatmal Airport - Revision history

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