Shillong Airport

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Shillong Airport
Shillong Airport terminal building 4.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesShillong, Meghalaya, India
LocationUmroi
Hub forIndiGo
Elevation AMSL887 m / 2,910 ft
Coordinates25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E / 25.70361; 91.97861Coordinates: 25°42′13″N 091°58′43″E / 25.70361°N 91.97861°E / 25.70361; 91.97861
WebsiteShillong Airport
Map
SHL is located in Meghalaya
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Location of Airport in Meghalaya
SHL is located in India
SHL
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SHL (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,829 6,000 Concrete
Statistics (April 2021 - March 2022)
Passengers

Aircraft movement

Cargo tonnage		62,824 (Increase 9%)

1,816 (Increase 8%)

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Source: AAI[1][2][3]

Shillong Airport (IATA: SHL, ICAO: VEBI) is a domestic airport serving Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, India. It is located at Umroi, situated 30 km (19 mi) from the city centre.

History[edit]

The airport was constructed in the mid-1960s and became operational in the mid-1970s. Land measuring 224.16 acres was acquired for expansion of the airport in 2009. The work commenced in June 2009 and was completed in May 2010.[4] The new terminal building, built at a cost of Rs. 30 crore, was inaugurated in June 2011.[5]

In 2015, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was allotted land for the further expansion of the airport.[6] In 2017, AAI upgraded infrastructure at Shillong, with the installation of an Instrument landing system (ILS), construction of two refuelling facilities, extension of runway and removal of flight-path obstructions.[7] The airport received its Category 3C license from the Indian DGCA in June 2019, allowing operations of Q400/ ATR 72 aircraft.[8] IndiGo began operations using an ATR-72 from Shillong on 20 July 2019 under the UDAN scheme with a daily flight from Kolkata airport.[9]

The present 6,000 ft runway was planned to be extended to about 8,000 feet to facilitate operation of narrow body jet aircraft like Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.[10] However, this would require the cutting of clusters of hillocks that would come in the way of approaching aircraft after the runway was extended. The cost of this obstacle removal was ₹ 8,000 Crores.[11] The Meghalaya Chief minister stated that it would be difficult to go ahead with expansion of the airport at that cost.[12]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Alliance AirAizawl, Dimapur, Guwahati, Lilabari[13]
IndiGo Agartala, Dibrugarh,[14] Imphal,[15] Kolkata, Silchar

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Annexure III - Passenger Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Annexure II - Aircraft Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Annexure IV - Freight Movement Data" (PDF). www.aai.aero. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Expansion of Air Connectivity in North-East". Pib.nic.in. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Shillong airport's new terminal to open on Saturday". The Economic Times. 22 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Land handed over to AAI for Umroi Airport expansion work". The Shillong Times. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "India's Shillong airport to be north eastern hub". Ch-aviation. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. ↑ "Umroi Airport gets nod to install advanced ILS". Shillong Times. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "IndiGo service begins at Shillong". The Assam Tribune. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. ↑ "Defence ministry refuses to give land for Shillong airport". Daily News & Analysis. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "IGive list of hurdles that impede Boeing jet landing in Shillong: HC to DGCA". Business Standard. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "IFinancial probs deter expansion of Shillong airport". The Northeast Today. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Three new flights connecting Assam, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram launched; check schedule". Times Now. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "IndiGo New Flights Information". IndiGo. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Three new flights to Raipur, Shillong from Kolkata | Kolkata News". The Times of India.

External links[edit]

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