Mundra Airport

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Mundra Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorMundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL) (Adani Group)[1]
ServesMundra and Mundra Port
LocationMundra, Gujarat, India
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates22°50′03″N 69°45′52″E / 22.83417°N 69.76444°E / 22.83417; 69.76444Coordinates: 22°50′03″N 69°45′52″E / 22.83417°N 69.76444°E / 22.83417; 69.76444
Maps
Mundra Airport is located in Gujarat
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Mundra Airport is located in India
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,577 1,700 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

Mundra Airport (ICAO: VAMA) is a private airport in Mundra, Kutch, Gujarat, India owned by Mundra International Airport Private Ltd (MIAPL), a subsidiary of the Adani Group. The airstrip is spread over 45 hectares[2] and is used for scheduled as well as non-scheduled operations.[1]

The 1,900-metre long airstrip was built as part of the Mundra Special Economic Zone for operation of executive jets in January 2007.[3]

In October 2017, the Adani Group announced plans to develop the airstrip into a commercial international airport for passenger, cargo and Maintenance spread over 522 hectares[2] by investing 1500 crore. The terminal building will have a capacity of 300 passengers. The runway will be capable of handling of large aircraft like the Boeing 747 and will have night landing facilities. They have received environment clearance.[1][4] It will be commissioned by 2022.[2]

Under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme, Air Odisha started flights between Ahmedabad and Mundra in February 2018.[5]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Air DeccanAhmedabad[6]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Majumder, Arindam (2017-10-03). "Adani plans Rs 1,500 cr international airport in Mundra". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Adani Group gets nod to build airport at Mundra". The Hindu Business Line. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Adanis may develop airport at Mundra". The Economic Times. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. Aggarwal, Mayank (2017-09-08). "Green panel backs clearance for airport projects worth Rs19,300 crore". Live Mint. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  5. "Full list of cities where UDAN scheme is applicable". IndiaTV. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  6. "Air Deccan flight schedule". Air Deccan. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
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