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{{Short description|domestic airport in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Short description|Domestic airport in Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name        = Shravasti Airport
| name        = Shravasti Airport
| nativename  =  
| native name  =  
| image        =  
| image        =  
| IATA        =  
| IATA        = VSV
| ICAO        =  
| ICAO        = VISV
| pushpin_map            = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map            = India Uttar Pradesh#India
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport in Uttar Pradesh
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of airport
| pushpin_label          =  
| pushpin_label          = '''VSV'''
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_label_position = right
| type        = Public
| type        = Public
| owner       = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| owner               = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| operator     = [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
| operator           = [[Airports Authority of India]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/up-govt-signs-mou-with-aai-to-operate-5-airports20220701221519/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>
| city-served  =  
| city-served  = [[Shravasti]], [[Balrampur]], [[Bahraich]]
| location    = [[Shravasti]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| location    = [[Shravasti]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
| opened      = 10 March 2024<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|author1=Chauhan, Arvind|title=UP: Shravasti airport's first phase ends, to open soon|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/shravasti-airports-first-phase-ends-to-open-soon/articleshow/96951464.cms|work=The Times of India|date=13 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=en}}</ref>
| elevation-f  = 366
| elevation-f  = 366
| elevation-m  =  
| elevation-m  =  
| coordinates  = {{coord|27|30|11|N|082|01|37|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| coordinates  = {{coord|27|30|11|N|082|01|37|E|type:airport|display=inline}}
| website      =  
| website      =  
| r1-number    =  
| r1-number    = 12/30
| r1-length-f  = 4250
| r1-length-f  = 5019
| r1-length-m  =
| r1-length-m  = 1530
| r1-surface  = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface  = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| footnotes    =  
| footnotes    =  
}}
}}


'''Shravasti Airport''' is an upcoming airport, situated in [[Shravasti District]] in [[India]]n state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm</ref> It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site; [[Buddha]] is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Age-old [[stupas]], majestic [[monasteries]] and several temples near the village of "Sahet-Mahet" establish Buddha's association with [[Shravasti]]. Airport is developing by upgrading the existing government airstrip.<ref>http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4</ref><ref>http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm</ref> Under [[UDAN]]-II scheme, flights from Shravasti to Lucknow would be started soon.
'''Shravasti Airport''' {{airport codes|VSV|VISV}} is a [[domestic airport]], which serves the city of [[Shravasti]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Development of Airports in Uttar Pradesh |url=http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925115838/http://cadup.gov.in/devofairport.htm |archive-date=Sep 25, 2020 |website=Directorate of Civil Aviation}}</ref> It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where [[The Buddha]] is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Numerous [[stupas]], [[monasteries]] and several temples near the [[Shravasti #Sahet Mahet|archaeological site of Sahet-Mahet]] establish Buddha's association with [[Shravasti]]. The airport is being developed by upgrading the existing airfield, which was used only by the Government and VIPs, in three phases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=रȣजनल कनेिÈटͪ वटȣ èकȧम के अÛतग[ त चयǓनत 07 एयरपोɪ[स के एयरोĜोम लाइसेÛस कȧ फȧस का भुगतान हेतु ͪ वƣीय èवीकृǓत। |url=http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4 |access-date=10 March 2019 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003126/http://shasanadesh.up.nic.in/GO/ViewGOPDF_list_user.aspx?id1=MTE1IzYjMSMyMDE4 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="auto"/> It covers an area of 57 acres, and has a terminal building, an [[Air Traffic Control]] (ATC) tower, an apron for parking of two 19-seater [[Dornier 228]] aircraft, a fire station and a runway.
 
The first phase is complete and was inaugurated by [[Narendra Modi]] on 10th March 2024.
In the second and third phases, the airport will expand to an area of 750 acres. Under the [[UDAN]] scheme, flights to and from Shravasti and [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport|Lucknow]] is now operational, and in near future more flights to and from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|New Delhi]] [[Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport|Varanasi]], [[Allahabad Airport|Prayagraj]] and [[Kanpur Airport|Kanpur]] will be started.
 
==Statistics==
{{Bar chart
| title      = Monthly Passengers
| label_type  = Month
| data_type  = Passengers
| bar_width  = 20
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 200
| label1  = July 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Jul2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109091228/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Jul2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2024-11-09}}</ref>
| data1    = 86
| label2  = August 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Aug2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128130323/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Aug2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
| data2    = 114
| label3  = September 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Sep2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128130319/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Sep2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
| data3    = 105
| label4  = October 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Oct2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128130319/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Oct2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
| data4    = 109
| label5  = November 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Nov2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128130319/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Nov2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
| data5    = 14
| label6  = December 2024<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Dec2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128131821/https://www.aai.aero/sites/default/files/traffic-news/Dec2k24Annex3.pdf | archive-date=2025-01-28}}</ref>
| data6    = 14
}}


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[[Category:Proposed airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Airports in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Shravasti district]]
[[Category:Shravasti district]]
[[Category:Shravasti]]
[[Category:Shravasti]]
[[Category:Airports Authority of India]]




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Latest revision as of 22:53, 31 January 2026


Shravasti Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Uttar Pradesh
OperatorAirports Authority of India[1]
ServesShravasti, Balrampur, Bahraich
LocationShravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened10 March 2024[2]
Elevation AMSL366 ft / 112 m
Coordinates27°30′11″N 082°01′37″E / 27.50306°N 82.02694°E / 27.50306; 82.02694
Map
VSV is located in Uttar Pradesh
VSV
VSV
Location of airport
VSV is located in India
VSV
VSV
VSV (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,019 1,530 Asphalt

Shravasti Airport (IATA: VSV, ICAO: VISV) is a domestic airport, which serves the city of Shravasti, Uttar Pradesh, India.[3] It is near an important Buddhist pilgrimage site, where The Buddha is believed to have spent 24 monsoons in this city. Numerous stupas, monasteries and several temples near the archaeological site of Sahet-Mahet establish Buddha's association with Shravasti. The airport is being developed by upgrading the existing airfield, which was used only by the Government and VIPs, in three phases.[4][3] It covers an area of 57 acres, and has a terminal building, an Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, an apron for parking of two 19-seater Dornier 228 aircraft, a fire station and a runway.

The first phase is complete and was inaugurated by Narendra Modi on 10th March 2024. In the second and third phases, the airport will expand to an area of 750 acres. Under the UDAN scheme, flights to and from Shravasti and Lucknow is now operational, and in near future more flights to and from New Delhi Varanasi, Prayagraj and Kanpur will be started.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Monthly Passengers
Month Passengers
July 2024[5]
86
August 2024[6]
114
September 2024[7]
105
October 2024[8]
109
November 2024[9]
14
December 2024[10]
14

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "UP govt signs MoU with AAI to operate 5 airports". ANI News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Chauhan, Arvind (13 January 2023). "UP: Shravasti airport's first phase ends, to open soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Development of Airports in Uttar Pradesh". Directorate of Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "रȣजनल कनेिÈटͪ वटȣ èकȧम के अÛतग[ त चयǓनत 07 एयरपोɪ[स के एयरोĜोम लाइसेÛस कȧ फȧस का भुगतान हेतु ͪ वƣीय èवीकृǓत।". Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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