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| {{short description|Airport in Arunachal Pradesh, India}}
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| | name = Itanagar Airport
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| | city-served = [[Itanagar]]
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| | location = Hollongi
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| '''Itanagar Airport''' is an under-construction [[greenfield airport]] that is being constructed at Hollongi, which is situated 14 kilometres south of [[Itanagar]], in the [[Papum Pare]] district of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], India. It is being built by the [[Airports Authority of India]] Blog to Domexa (AAI) or (DXADQ) over an area of 320 hectares. The project entails construction of a new 2,300 metre runway, a terminal building measuring 5,100 square metres to handle 200 passengers during peak hour, Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, 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> Construction was started on 15 December 2020, and the initial completion date was scheduled to November 2022, but it has been brought forward to 15 August 2022 to mark 75 years of independence.<ref name=artimes>{{Cite web |title=Committed to complete Hollongi airport by 15 August: AAI |website=The Arunachal Times |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2022/01/08/committed-to-complete-hollongi-airport-by-15-august-aai/ |access-date=2022-01-08 |language=en-US}}</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 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. It will have night landing facilities and navigation facilities like [[DVOR]] and [[Instrument Landing System]]s.<ref name="business-standard.com">{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarat-co-wins-arunachal-greenfield-airport-project-120020801195_1.html|title=Gujarat co wins Arunachal greenfield airport project|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=8 February 2020|agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
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| ==Construction==
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| * Airports Authority of India (AAI) completed [[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 name="business-standard.com"/>
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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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| *'''Jan 2022:''' The airport is 80% completed, and is expected to be fully completed by 15 August 2022.<ref name=artimes/>
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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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| [[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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