Vellore Airport

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Vellore Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMinistry of Civil Aviation
OperatorAirports Authority of India
ServesVellore Metropolitan Area
LocationAbdullapuram, Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Elevation AMSL233 m / 764 ft
Coordinates12°54′31″N 079°04′00″E / 12.90861°N 79.06667°E / 12.90861; 79.06667Coordinates: 12°54′31″N 079°04′00″E / 12.90861°N 79.06667°E / 12.90861; 79.06667
Map
VOVR is located in Tamil Nadu
VOVR
VOVR
Location in Vellore
VOVR is located in India
VOVR
VOVR
VOVR (India)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 850 2,788.71 PEM

Vellore Airport (ICAO: VOVR) is located in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It serves Vellore and Adjoining districts. Its currently revived and under construction.

History[edit]

In July 2006, it was re-activated in as a part of Airports Authority of India idle airports activation programme to facilitate regular flying by trainee pilots of the Madras Flying Club whose operations were restricted with the increase in scheduled aircraft movement at Chennai Airport.[1][2] The club stopped its training activities in March 2011.[3]

The Government of Tamil Nadu had announced that it would speed up the construction of a terminal building and make the airport fully functional by 2009 to allow operation by 45-seater ATR aircraft. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has embarked on an "idle airports activation programme" in the Southern region that includes Vellore.[4] The Government plans to set up an aeronautical training institute and pilot academy in collaboration with Airports Authority of India.[5] According to the latest news the State Highways Department has to hand over 775 meters of land on Abdullapuram-Alangayam Road to the Airports Authority of India for completion of the airstrip at the upcoming Vellore airport.[6][7]

The airport was revived under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) of the MoCA in 2018. The AAI is planning to expand the airport by 66 acres to extend the airstrip and make it suitable for operation of a 20-seater aircraft under RCS.[8] Currently runway and terminal building works are under progress, all the required infrastructure works was said to be ready by June-2019 for operations[9] but the operation has failed to meet deadline and delayed many times, which has slowed the operation, the officials blame Highway Department for delay in handing over land for road space.[10][11]

Layout and infrastructure[edit]

Runway[edit]

The runway expansion of 850 meters is in works, which can accommodate 20-seat aircraft.[11]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

No scheduled airline serves this airport as of now.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Six idle airports to be activated". The Hindu. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Madras Flying Club gets access to Vellore airstrip". The Hindu. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 23 February 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "AAI tells Madras Flying Club to stop training on Vellore airstrip". The Hindu. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Six idle airports to be activated". The Hindu. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "TN Policy notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  6. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/state-highways-department-begins-work-on-parallel-road-to-vellore-airport/article32759101.ece
  7. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/aai-awaits-land-to-complete-runway-work-at-vellore-airport/article30985276.ece
  8. ↑ "Vellore may get airport soon". The Hindu. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "SVellore airport infrastructure to be ready by June 2019: AAI". The Hindu. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  10. ↑ Staff Reporter (22 August 2019). "Delay in handing over land hits Vellore airport project". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Staff Reporter (12 December 2019). "Land acquisition woes delay Vellore airport project, again". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

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