Kangra Airport
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Kangra Airport Gaggal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Indian Air Force Airports Authority of India | ||||||||||
Serves | Kangra, Dharamshala | ||||||||||
Location | Kangra Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||||||||
Time zone | Indian Standard Time (+5:30) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 770 m / 2,525 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°9′54″N 76°15′48″E / 32.16500°N 76.26333°ECoordinates: 32°9′54″N 76°15′48″E / 32.16500°N 76.26333°E | ||||||||||
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The Kangra-Gaggal Airport, officially known as Kangra Airport [1] (IATA: DHM, ICAO: VIGG) is a regional airport located at Gaggal in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, 12 km from Dharamshala , 8 kilometres from Kangra city center and 14 kilometres from the railway station at Kangra. Kangra Airport is located on the Pathankot-Mandi NH 154. Kangra Airport is the largest airport in Himachal Pradesh.
Structure[edit]
The Airport, spread over 1269 acres at an altitude of 2492 feet has one asphalt runway, oriented 15/33, 1376 metres long and 30 metres wide. Its 300 by 200 foot apron provides parking space for 2 turboprop aircraft like the ATR-72, while its terminal building can handle 100 passengers.
Navigational aids include PAPI lights and NDB.[1]
Airlines and destinations[edit]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Taxi India | Hisar |
Alliance Air | Chandigarh, Delhi |
SpiceJet | Delhi |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kangra Airport". Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links[edit]
- Airport information for VIGG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
- Accident history for DHM at Aviation Safety Network
- Kangra (Gaggal) Airport at Airports Authority of India web site