Aligarh Airport

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Aligarh Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Uttar Pradesh
Operator Airports Authority of India [1]
Serves Aligarh
Location Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
Opened10 March 2024;32 days ago (10 March 2024)
Elevation  AMSL 619 ft / 185 m
Coordinates 27°51′33″N78°08′55″E / 27.8592°N 78.1487°E / 27.8592; 78.1487
Map
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Location of the airport in Uttar Pradesh
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HRH (India)
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Direction LengthSurface
ftm
11/293,9201,195 Asphalt

Aligarh Airport( IATA : HRH, ICAO : VIAH) is an domestic airport situated at Aligarh - Sikandra Rao Road in outskirts of Aligarh city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. [2] It is being developed by upgrading the existing government airstrip. [3] [2]

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First phase

Aligarh Airport in Dhanipur, Aligarh is going to be completed in the March 2024. The license for flying has been issued on the very first day of the New Year. Preparations are on to start operating a 19 seater aircraft from here. [4]

Second phase

19-seater aircraft started in the second phase on 11 March 2024 from Lucknow to Aligarh [5]

In the second phase, flight services to other cities are to be started from here through 90-seater aircraft. Even the biggest aircraft like Airbus-320 and Boeing-737 will be able to land here. This airport is being prepared for international standards. A 3.3 km long runway is also being prepared. The Airport Authority has demanded 675 acres of land for the runway. Out of this, about 300 acres of land has been acquired, while 376 acres of land is being acquired further. [4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
FlyBig Lucknow [6]

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