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| {{short description|Airport in Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
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| | city-served = [[Itanagar]]
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| | location = Hollongi
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| '''Itanagar Airport''' is a [[greenfield airport]] project that will be constructed at Holongi, 14 kilometres south of State capital [[Itanagar]], in the [[Papum Pare]] district of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India. It is being built by the [[Airports Authority of India]] (AAI) over an area of 320 hectares. The project entails construction of a new 2300 metre runway, a terminal building measuring 5100 square metres to handle 200 passengers during peak hour, Air Traffic Control Tower and Technical block and Fire station with provisions for commercial activities such as a hotel, convention centre. The [[airport apron|apron]] will measure 115 metres by 106 metres, suitable for parking two [[Airbus A321]] aircraft.<ref name="AAI">{{cite web|title=Executive Summary of Proposed Holongi Airport |url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Online/TOR/0_0_30_Jul_2014_1054282001Annexure-BriefSummaryofProject.pdf |access-date=11 February 2019|work=[[Airports Authority of India]]}}</ref> Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] laid the foundation stone for the project on 9 February 2019.<ref name= "NDTV">{{cite news|title=PM Lays Foundation Of Airport, Inaugurates Another In Arunachal Pradesh |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/narendra-modi-lays-foundation-of-airport-inaugurates-another-in-arunachal-pradesh-1990936|date=9 February 2019|access-date=11 February 2019|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>
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| ==History==
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| In 2007, the [[Government of Arunachal Pradesh|State Government]] had chosen Banderdeva, 25 km from Itanagar, as a suitable location for the project. The then [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Home Minister]], [[Shivraj Patil]], laid the foundation stone on 20 February 2007 for the project.<ref>{{cite news|title=Entire village required for greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh|url=http://www.projectsmonitor.com/daily-wire/entire-village-required-for-greenfield-airport-in-arunachal-pradesh/|date=23 May 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|work=Project Monitor}}</ref> However, the technical committee of the AAI rejected the site and recommended Holongi as an alternative site for the project in 2011. AAI had recommended Holongi on grounds of operational safety, lower costs of construction and ease of future expansion. The Holongi site lay on flat ground, had better usability in poor weather and offered scope for easy construction and expansion. The Banderdeva site, on the other hand, was surrounded by hilly terrain and permitted operation of aircraft from only one direction. The cost of construction was estimated at Rs. 980 crore for Banderdeva, as against Rs. 650 crore for the Holongi site. The differences between AAI and the state government caused a dispute that resulted in the project getting delayed. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) eventually stepped in to put an end to the dispute in July 2012 and the Holongi site was finalised.<ref>{{cite news|title=PMO resolves tussle between AAI, Arunachal government |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/pmo-resolves-tussle-between-aai-arunachal-government/article3698601.ece|date=29 July 2012|access-date=21 August 2014|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
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| ==Features==
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| * The Hollongi airport will hold strategic relevance for the country, and will also have various sustainability features. A green belt along the approach road which will act as a noise barrier, is also planned for the airport project. A technology for harvesting rainwater will be utilized at the airport, along with energy-efficient equipment.<ref>https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/fly-to-itanagar-soon-aai-awards-construction-work-for-hollongi-greenfield-airport-in-arunachal-pradesh/1863051/</ref>
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| *The airport will have a single 2,300 metre runway oriented east–west in the first phase, to serve [[Narrow-body aircraft]] and can be extended to 2,800 metres to land [[Wide-body aircraft]]. The [[airport apron]] will measure 160 metres by 115 metres linked to the runway by two taxiways. The airport will have night landing facilities and navigation facilities like [[DVOR]] and [[Instrument Landing System]]s.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarat-co-wins-arunachal-greenfield-airport-project-120020801195_1.html</ref>
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| ==Construction==
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| * AAI completed the Master Plan of the airport began work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) by August 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/govt-considering-setting-up-of-3-greenfield-airports-in-ne/article6312413.ece|date=13 August 2014|access-date=21 August 2014|work=[[Business Line|The Hindu Businessline]]}}</ref>
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| *The foundation stone for the project was laid on 9 February 2019 and the contract for construction work of the project was awarded to [[Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon|Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon Private Limited]] (DRA Infracon) of [[Ahmedabad]], to be completed within a period of 30 months.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarat-co-wins-arunachal-greenfield-airport-project-120020801195_1.html</ref>
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| ==Status updates==
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| * '''Feb 2019:''' [[Foundation stone]] for the project laid on 9 February 2019.
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| * '''Feb 2020:''' Contract awarded by [[Airports Authority of India]] to [[Dineshchandra R. Agrawal Infracon|DRA Infracon Private Limited]].
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Tezu Airport]]
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| * [[Pasighat Airport]]
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| * [[Zero Airport]]
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{Airports in India}}
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| [[Category:Airports in Arunachal Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Proposed airports in India]]
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| [[Category:Transport in Itanagar]]
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