Chelari Airport

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Chelari Airport was an airstrip built in 1962 in Chelari, it was owned by Birla group, they used this airport for traveling to their factory in Calicut, it was located in Chelari, Tenhipalam village panchayat in Malappuram district of Kerala, now the area is owned by the Indian Oil Company. [1] [2]

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Chelari Airport is an airport built in 1962 in Chelari, it was a demostic airport. Its runway was adjacent to the national highway and traffic on the national highway was blocked before the plane landed. Single engine planes land here. After the plane landed, a rope was attached and entry was prohibited. [3] [4] [5]

Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi have landed here. When Indira Gandhi and her family came to visit Thirurangadi Yatimkhana and also after Indira's death Rajiv Gandhi came down to Chelari twice when he became the Prime Minister.

Plane crash

On 17 January 1969, a Douglas C-47A VT-DTH cargo plane owned by Hindu Publications crashed here. [6] The plane crashed when it was trying to take off after dropping the newspapers at Chelari. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. This was one of the first disasters in Kerala. [7]

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Chelari also known as the Mele Chelari and Thazhe Chelari. is a census town and a Tenhipalam panchayat in Tirurangadi taluk in Malappuram district of Kerala, India, with a population of 19,483 as per 2001 census, consisting of 9,586 males and 9,897 females.forms a portion of the Malappuram metropolitan area as of 2011 Census. Chelari Airport, the first Airport in the Malabar region. is the main commercial place in Tenhipalam panchayat

References

  1. ↑ "കരിപ്പൂരിനുമുമ്പ് യന്ത്രപക്ഷികളിറങ്ങിയ ചേളാരി; ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാനത്താവളവും 1969 ലെ അപകടവും". 8 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "1969ലും വിമാനം തകർന്നു; ചേളാരി 'വിമാനത്താവളത്തിൽ'... | Madhyamam". 8 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "കരിപ്പൂരിനുമുമ്പ് യന്ത്രപക്ഷികളിറങ്ങിയ ചേളാരി; ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാനത്താവളവും 1969 ലെ അപകടവും". 8 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "ചേളാരി വിമാനത്താവളവും ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാന അപകടവും - Boolokam". 8 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "ചേളാരി 'വിമാന താവളം'; പറന്നിറങ്ങിയ ചരിത്ര നാൾവഴികൾ ഇതാണ്".
  6. ↑ "Loss of control Accident Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) VT-DTH, Friday 17 January 1969".
  7. ↑ "1969ലും വിമാനം തകർന്നു; ചേളാരി 'വിമാനത്താവളത്തിൽ'... | Madhyamam". 8 August 2020.

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