Kailashahar Airport कैलाशहर हवाई अड्डे | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
| Location | Kailashahar | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 24 m / 79 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°18′29″N 092°00′26″E / 24.30806°N 92.00722°E | ||||||||||
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  IXH Location of airport in Tripura  IXH IXH (India) | |||||||||||
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Kailashahar Airport (IATA: IXH, ICAO: VEKR) is a non-operational[1] airport located at Kailashahar in the state of Tripura, India. The airport was shut down in mid 1990 due to lack of space.[2] The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is renovating the airport to make it operational by 2021[3] with an aim to facilitate operations at the airport under the UDAN regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
Airlines and destinations[edit | edit source]
There is currently no scheduled commercial air service to this airport.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India spent Rs 36 crore in 2018-19 on 27 airports where not a single flight takes off". ThePrint. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Rs 2500cr to boost NE air connectivity". The Telegraph. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "Abandoned Tripura airport likely to be operational by 2021". United News of India. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
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