Fursatganj Airfield

Fursatganj Airport Amethi Airport
IATA: none ICAO: VIRB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India
Operator	Airports Authority of India
Serves	Raebareli & Amethi
Location	Fursatganj, Amethi district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Elevation  AMSL	359 ft / 109 m
Coordinates	26°15′06″N81°23′11″E / 26.2516646°N 81.3863976°E / 26.2516646; 81.3863976
Map
Fursatganj Airport Show map of Uttar Pradesh Fursatganj Airport Show map of India
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 6,118 1,864.77 Asphalt

Fursatganj Airport or Fursatganj Airfield is an under-construction domestic airport under UDAN scheme ^[1] and functional airfield at Fursatganj of Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi is a flight training school established in 1986 and co-located with the airfield under the government of India. ^[2]

Airlines and destinations

The airport/airstrip has only unscheduled chartered flights as of now. But as per sources, direct flight will be scheduled for Delhi-NCR.

See also

• Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport
• Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport
• Noida International Airport
• Kanpur Airport
• Allahabad Airport
• Ayodhya Airport
• Sultanpur Airport

References

1. "Development of Fursatganj Airport at Uttar Pradesh for RCS Operations. Sh: Construction of Apron, Taxi Track and Associated Works. | Airports Authority of India".
2. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi, Government of India, archived from the original on 21 July 2011, retrieved 1 September 2011