Aamby Valley Airport

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Aamby Valley Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Airport Authority of India [2]
Serves Aamby Valley City
Location Aamby Valley, Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
Time zone Indian Standard Time (+5:30)
Coordinates 18°36′33.5″N073°22′39.9″E / 18.609306°N 73.377750°E / 18.609306; 73.377750
Map
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VAAV
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VAAV
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14/32 [3] 3,9371,200

Aamby Valley Airport( ICAO : VAAV) is a small airport located in the state of Maharashtra, India. The airport is only used by private aircraft and does not have scheduled flights. [4] In 2019 the airport was included in the UDAN regional connectivity scheme. [5] [6]

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